Press Release: Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) on 13th July, 2011.

MoCS will hold a ‘Rally for democracy and reforms in Sarawak’ on Saturday, August 13 in Kuching.

The movement’s leaders who met in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday have decided to tone down the event – originally planned as an anti-Taib rally - to ‘A walk for democracy and reforms’.

Rantings by MM: My Bersih 2.0 experience

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So I went.

I have to say that the night before I had many many misgivings, especially after reading about the army doing exercises with the FRU. Could the government seriously be contemplating shooting their own people? Who knows? My stomach was in knots thinking about the many young people I knew who were intent on going, including my daughter. Would I be able to forgive myself if something happened to them?

Tengku Adnan explains Bersih crackdown to Jakarta

KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — The Najib administration took the unusual step of sending Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor to Jakarta to explain Saturday’s Bersih rally and allay fears of unrest as Indonesia’s oldest English paper criticised the crackdown.

ALERT: Guidance on BERSIH Rally (RAHSIA)

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By most accounts, the Bersih 2.0 protest on July 9 could turn out to be massive and will certainly go beyond issues of fair and free elections. With over 100 political, NGO and right groups could be joining the “March for Democracy”, we expect them to champion a slew of issues ranging from inflation to Teoh Beng Hock and Lynas. The protest, if not countered, could undermine the government, the economy and national security. This note sets out the policy guidance and the do’s and don’ts in managing the issue.
NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

YB Datuk,

Attached please find the guidance/messaging on the Bersih issue for your attention and action, where necessary.

This follows the UMNO Political Bureau meeting where this issue was also discussed and that this material be circulated to all bureau members.  

Please note that the usual confidentiality rule applies.

Please do not forward or disseminate it to unauthorised person/persons.

Thank you and best regards

Jalil Hamid

Head, National Communications Team, PMO

Bersih 2.0, Malaysia 0.0

By Asia Sentinel

The crackdown lowered rally numbers but made Malaysian government look bad.

Although Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak appears to have won the battle by closing down Kuala Lumpur on Saturday and arresting 1,667 mostly peaceful marchers and would-be marchers, the consensus seems to be that Malaysia has suffered a blow to its international reputation as a moderate, democratic country.

DBKK orders SAPP's signboard to be down

DBKK wants signboard down containing 'forbidden word

KOTA KINABALU, July 11, 2011: A tense 90-minute standoff between city hall enforcers and Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) leaders over a signboard ended with police mediation.

SAPP president Datuk Yong Teck Lee and dozens of his party supporters refused to allow Kota Kinabalu City Hall enforcement officers to remove the signboard bearing the words "bersih, benar, berani" to introduce their internet television and radio link.

The Barisan Nasional has abused its fixed deposit by increasing power tariff

KOTA KINABALU 10th July 2011 Issued By YB Melanie Chia ADUN N16 Luyang cum SAPP Women Chief

Despite the pleas from the various strata of society in Sabah, the Government had proceeded with the restructuring of the electricity tariff in Sabah.

Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui announced that the tariff restructuring is necessary to reduce the widening gap between the cost of electricity supply and tariff. The decision and the announcement made had disregarded the recent pleas by the people in Sabah not to increase the electricity tariff.

Last letter from death row

Sabahan Yong Vui Kong, 21, is on death row in Singapore for drug trafficking. Malaysiakini is publishing Yong's final letters to Yetian, a member of the Save Vui Kong Campaign, as he faces death.

Before I begin, I would like to thank everyone for reading this 12th letter. Time passes so quickly that this will be my last letter.

I hope that when you finished reading this letter, despite whatever that is going to happen to me, you will continue to support 'We Believe in Second Chances' campaign.

Mat Sabu: Polis dah macam gangster

Mat Sabu berkata motosikal yang dinaikinya
dirempuh Land Rover polis sehingga
menyebabkan beliau tergolek di jalanan.

SHAH ALAM: Timbalan Presiden PAS Mohamad Sabu menyifatkan tindakan polis sebagai ‘gangster’ ketika perhimpunan Bersih 2.0, Sabtu lalu.

Menceritakan detik cemas itu, beliau yang lebih dikenali sebagai Mat Sabu berkata motosikal yang dinaikinya dirempuh Land Rover polis sehingga menyebabkan beliau tergolek di jalanan.

Beliau yang cedera kemudian dibawa oleh pegawai polis ke Balai Polis Jinjang dan dirujuk ke hospital untuk membuat pemeriksaan lanjut.

Tens of thousands tell Najib to quit

Facebook users condemn Bersih crackdown
and are now seeking 1 million ‘Likes’
for the page demanding the PM’s resignation

PETALING JAYA: Barely two days after the Bersih rally, more than 125,000 Facebook users have asked Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to resign, blaming him for the harsh police action against Saturday’s demonstrators.