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Bersih protester: Give me life or give me death, but not tear gas

Photo by CHUA SUE ANN
By RASHAAD ALI
This is not some second-hand story. This is an account from the frontline.
This is a frame by frame recollection of the Bersih rally in Masjid Jamek on 10 Nov. and how pandemonium descended into the city centre that afternoon, where my entire view of the present government […]

Zainuddin Maidin makes a fool of himself in interview about the Bersih protest

By RACHEL LEOW
What follows is a transcript of the telephone interview that Malaysia’s Minister of Information Zainuddin Maidin (ZAM) gave Al-Jazeera yesterday, moments after the Bersih memo was delivered to the Royal Palace at the close of the biggest anti-government protest in Malaysia in ten years.
ZAM: ….I commend your journalists trying to project, to exaggerate […]

Bersih protest, a show of people power

Parti Keadilan Rakyat Information Chief Tian Chua getting caught in the clashes near Pasar Seni.
Article and photos by CHUA SUE ANN
Nov. 10 will probably go down in Malaysian history as one of the greatest show of people power.
Thousands took to the streets of Kuala Lumpur yesterday to show support for electoral reform in this […]

Pot callling the kettle black: Khairy Jamaluddin says Bersih protesters acting like ‘beruks’

By NICHOLAS YEOH
The prime minister’s son in law urged the police to arrest the participants of the Bersih gathering because no police permit was issued, therefore making it haram. He advised opposition supporters not to act like beruks and challenged them to take the fight to the elections and not the streets. He also called […]

Al Jazeera: Defiant Malaysian protesters face tear gas at Bersih rally

EDITOR’S note: What do you think of the protest, and the use of water cannons and tear gas by the police?
And what do Anwar Ibrahim and opposition parties stand to gain or lose from the demonstration?
theCICAK would like to encourage intelligent debate and discussion. Please post your thoughts beneath this post

National Union Bank of Employees demand raises and cost of living allowances

Photos and article by TEMME LEE

The National Union Bank of Employees (NUBE), which represents low income clerical and non-clerical workers, have been asking employers for a 30 percent salary increase and cost of living allowances.
On 3 November, the NUBE organised its first nationwide protest against the salary adjustment proposed by the Malayan Commercial Banks’ Association […]

Hartal: 10 tahun sebelum merdeka, 10 years before independence

By FAHMI REZA

Sepuluh Tahun Sebelum Merdeka from fahmi reza on Vimeo.
EDITOR’S NOTE: We have published the English translation below. theCICAK would like to encourage intelligent debate and discussion on Fahmi Reza’s latest documentary. Please post your thoughts beneath this post.
Filem dokumentari Sepuluh Tahun Sebelum Merdeka ini menceritakan tentang satu peristiwa tersembunyi dalam sejarah perjuangan kemerdekaan […]

Malaysian Bar Council demands Royal Commission investigate judicial scandal

Malaysian Bar Council President Ambiga Sreenevasan spoke on behalf of the council demanding that a Royal Commission investigate the judicial scandal allegedly involving Chief Justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim.
Photos and article by CHUA SUE ANN
More than 1,000 protesters, mostly lawyers and members of civil society, marched today in support of the Malaysian Bar Council’s […]

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