Archive - 1 May 2012

Ex-IGP: Pro-communist elements in Bersih 3.0

Ex-IGP: Pro-communist elements in Bersih 3.0

Former IGP Hanif Omar says he spotted pro-communist elements in pictures of the crowd at the Bersih 3.0 rally.
Azmin denies affair, slams pro-Umno blogs

Azmin denies affair, slams pro-Umno blogs

PKR deputy president Azmin Ali has denied claims in pro-Umno blogs that he was caught on camera in an extramarital toilet tryst.
Putrajaya moves to soothe journalists

Putrajaya moves to soothe journalists

Minister in the PM's Dept Koh Tsu Koon met with several Chinese dailies' editors today, while police will meet with major news groups tomorrow.
Lawyers mull civil action against brutality

Lawyers mull civil action against brutality

NONE UPDATED 7.10PM Bar president Lim Chee Wee says this will be done in light of the release of its interim report today.
Subra: Accept minimum wage, don't politicise it

Subra: Accept minimum wage, don't politicise it

The private sector minimum wage must be accepted and not politicised as it was arrived at by economic experts, he says.
Don black on Press Freedom Day, urges DAP

Don black on Press Freedom Day, urges DAP

‘The public should stand in solidarity with the journalist fraternity because they have become victims of police brutality during Bersih 3.0.’
NUJ: Set up independent panel to probe assault

NUJ: Set up independent panel to probe assault

NONE The union in a statement in Kuala Lumpur today says the committee should take over the investigation as the assault involved police.
Bar Council: Police brutality worsens in Bersih 3.0

Bar Council: Police brutality worsens in Bersih 3.0

UPDATED 6.39PM 'Our observers saw far more police brutality and arbitrary use of water cannon, tear gas this time.'
'Canister after canister, shot right into the crowd'

'Canister after canister, shot right into the crowd'

Oasis of yellow in Perth

Oasis of yellow in Perth

May Day protesters unhappy with minimum wage

May Day protesters unhappy with minimum wage

NONE They want RM1,500 instead of the government's figure of RM900 per month for the peninsula and RM800 for East Malaysia.
MCA: Anwar, Azmin caused Bersih 3.0 violence

MCA: Anwar, Azmin caused Bersih 3.0 violence

The MCA Youth sec-gen describes the duo’s explanation that their gestures meant they were negotiating with the police as a ‘lame excuse’.
Ambiga: Bersih kept its promise, but cops didn't

Ambiga: Bersih kept its promise, but cops didn't

UPDATED 4.40PM Bersih 2.0 had kept its promise to rally peacefully, but they the police reneged on theirs to protect the public.
BN-owned media's shameless whitewash

BN-owned media's shameless whitewash

Were you a responsible actor?

Were you a responsible actor?

'Idiocrats' - all non-thinking public servants.
BN's Dirtaran Merdeka

BN's Dirtaran Merdeka

How a beautiful day was made dirty and ugly.
DBKL raid Occupy's encampment, again

DBKL raid Occupy's encampment, again

DBKL has again raided the Occupy Dataran movement's encampment, currently in front of the Bar Council's headquarters.
Motorist 'wrongly charged with attempted murder'

Motorist 'wrongly charged with attempted murder'

NONE Hindraf head Uthayakumar says the heavy-handed police response to a road accident is akin to ‘hitting a fly with a sledgehammer’.
Bersih 3.0: Malaysia at its best and worst

Bersih 3.0: Malaysia at its best and worst

iWITNESS 'Why were the police chasing after people trying to get away from the gas? Old people, women and children, had to run for their lives.'
Was there a police riot at Bersih 3.0?

Was there a police riot at Bersih 3.0?

NONE COMMENT It is the police's duty to be professional, there must be a distinction between crowd control and riot suppression.
Guan Eng: Najib's mininum wage far below Penang's

Guan Eng: Najib's mininum wage far below Penang's

NONE He says structural reforms in the economy, higher productivity jobs and expanding the women workforce are also needed.
Anwar: Bersih 3.0 victims made villains

Anwar: Bersih 3.0 victims made villains

NONE 'It is classic craft of authoritarian regimes using the state-controlled media to turn the victims into criminals.'
Najib's transformation turns clock back

Najib's transformation turns clock back

william leong jee keen mp speaks The PM’s promise of greater democracy has been shattered following the unleashing of mayhem during Bersih 3.0.

BBC investigating Astro for alleged Bersih 3.0 censorship

BBC investigating Astro for alleged Bersih 3.0 censorship

NONE Sarawak Report says the BBC has stated that it is checking to see if any of its Bersih news reports were edited.

A mystery HK company in Scorpene scandal

A mystery HK company in Scorpene scandal

scorpene submarine What is Terasasi (Hong Kong) Ltd, which received RM144m from French defence company DCN? Is it just a sign on a door?
Police broke word by firing tear gas near Masjid Jamek

Police broke word by firing tear gas near Masjid Jamek

NONE 'A senior officer named Jamal and I had a gentlemen's deal that the crowd would be allowed to disperse peacefully...'.
Rasah PKR deputy division chief  detained at midnight

Rasah PKR deputy division chief detained at midnight

NONE UPDATED 1.50 The arrest is believed to be linked to claims that R Thangam had removed the barriers to Dataran Merdeka.
Yet another egg on Hishammuddin's face

Yet another egg on Hishammuddin's face

NONE FREE VOXPOP 'Thank you, inspector-general of police Ismail Omar. At least, you have balls to correct your minister.'
Glimpses of an arresting party and quarry

Glimpses of an arresting party and quarry

NONE iWITNESS Here's what a reporter saw over 90 minutes of an arrest-filled phase of Bersih 3.0 in front of Royal Selangor Club.
Mainstream media 'ordered' not to report police brutality

Mainstream media 'ordered' not to report police brutality

We were informed that Hishammuddin instructed chief editors of major dailies on how to cover the Bersih rally, says PKR veep N Surendran.
'PM, we fear BN's long-term occupation of Putrajaya'

'PM, we fear BN's long-term occupation of Putrajaya'

FREE YOURSAY 'Malaysians are wary of Umno's long occupation of Putrajaya by deceit ... and this is very worrying to those who..."
What kind of regime is afraid of cameras?

What kind of regime is afraid of cameras?

FREE YOURSAY 'This must be a lesson learnt from Bersih 2.0, in which the public had lots of evidence against the police.'