COMMENT Why is there a need for the police to raid the Bersih office on the eve of Bersih 5 and arrest its chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah and manager Mandeep Singh? Why is there a need for the police ...

COMMENT Dr Mahathir Mohamad is not wrong to label ministers in the likes of Communications and Multimedia Minister Salleh Said Keruak as “half-past-six” when he could only utter conclusions without ...

17.56pm: Bersih 5 participants flood into KLCC in droves as they begin to disperse after the day’s rally draws to a close. 17.31pm: Crowd begins to sing Negaraku. 17.27pm: Many begin to disperse at ...

GEORGE TOWN — Malaysia’s tourism and culture minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz on Monday (Oct 17) addressed concerns that the Bersih 5 in November could harm tourism in Malaysia, saying the rally may ...

The much-anticipated Bersih 5 rally in Malaysia has finally concluded in a relatively peaceful manner, despite some minor incidents in the evening of November 19 amidst a downpour. Bersih 5 is ...

(Kuala Lumpur, November, 21 2016) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA), Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Fortify Rights, Human Rights Watch, the ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Red Shirts leader Datuk Seri Jamal Yunos, who had twice “slipped away” on Friday, was detained by the police early Saturday, hours before the Bersih 5 rally was scheduled to take place.

Saturday’s Bersih 5 rally will tell whether the opposition has managed to capture more Malay voters. It will also indicate how strong Prime Minister Najib Razak’s position is among unhappy grassroots ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Bersih 2.0 was not granted a permit to hold the Bersih 5 rally at Dataran Merdeka as the venue was not gazetted under the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA), said Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid ...

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