Lim Kit Siang

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• BNM can freeze Bersih assets, says Awang Adek
• One event, many ‘truths’
• Poet Samad Said to boycott gov’t functions
• Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #73
• A Faltering Premier
• From Malaysian Diaspora – “Collection of videos on youtube to show my disappointment”
• Sizzling yellow reception for Najib in UK
• Kit Siang says EO detainee Jeyakumar is all right
• Detention of PSM MP mockery of the law
• Men in blue pounce on MP in yellow
• Najib suffers from a “mild stroke” in UK
• Free EO detainees as Bersih rally over, says Pakatan
• “Malaysia Worked For Peaceful Protest”
• Untameable Bersih Part 2, understanding it
• Why did the police do what they did?
• The elephant in the (news)room
• Cartoons, yellow tees, now ties – what’s next?
• Tung Shin should put people before gov’t

BNM can freeze Bersih assets, says Awang Adek Posted: 15 Jul 2011 03:53 AM PDT July 15, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider Datuk Awang Adek Hussin today said Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) can freeze the assets of those believed to be participating in activities deemed risky to the nation's security if the police recommend so. The deputy finance minister highlighted this in relation to reports that the Bersih 2.0 movement [...]

One event, many ‘truths’ Posted: 15 Jul 2011 03:48 AM PDT By Eric Loo Jul 15, 11 | MalaysiaKini Being clean is good. Being clean in government is best. So, the people walked the streets of KL for a clean cause. But when the government and its media played dirty on the discontented multitudes who flooded the streets of Jalan Tun Perak, Jalan Petaling and Jalan [...]

Poet Samad Said to boycott gov’t functions Posted: 15 Jul 2011 03:35 AM PDT By Nigel Aw Jul 15, 11 | MalaysiaKini Protesting the government’s crackdown on peaceful protesters in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday, distinguished poet and novelist A Samad Said said he will from now on not attend government functions. “I don’t know how my friends in government will react, but I will not accept any invitation from [...]

Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #73 Posted: 15 Jul 2011 03:05 AM PDT By M. Bakri Musa Chapter 9: Islam in Malay Life Shari'a in a Plural Society The issue of the Islamic state is needlessly consuming the energy of many Malaysians, Muslims and non-Muslims alike. It is also the platform of the Islamic Party (PAS), its reason for being. Yet when challenged on the specifics, PAS is [...]

A Faltering Premier Posted: 15 Jul 2011 02:58 AM PDT By Karim Raslan July 14, 2011 | Jakarta Globe When a political party such as Malaysia's United Malays National Organization has ruled a nation for more than half a century, its missteps can shake an entire society. As Malaysia recovers from last weekend's Bersih 2.0 demonstrations in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, the normally placid [...]

From Malaysian Diaspora – “Collection of videos on youtube to show my disappointment” Posted: 15 Jul 2011 02:56 AM PDT

Sizzling yellow reception for Najib in UK Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:44 AM PDT MalaysiaKini Jul 15, 11 Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s visit to the United Kingdom was greeted by protesters in yellow condemning the high-handed crackdown on Bersih 2.0 rally last Saturday and demanded electoral reform. Dozens of protesters, comprising both Malaysians and foreigners, gathered outside Mansion House at London an hour before Najib’s arrivalfor a meeting [...]

Kit Siang says EO detainee Jeyakumar is all right Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:31 AM PDT By Joseph Sipalan Jul 15, 11 | MalaysiaKini Sungai Siput MP Dr D Jeyakumar is holding up well despite having been detained for nearly three weeks now, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang said today after meeting up with the Parti Sosialis Malaysia activist. Lim, who with PAS vice-president Salahuddin Ayub and PKR’s Subang Jaya MP [...]

Detention of PSM MP mockery of the law Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:20 AM PDT By K Pragalath July 15, 201 | Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: Whoever framed the charges under the Emergency Ordinance to detain six Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) activists must be exposed, said DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang. "Whoever is responsible for concocting the charges must be exposed and the government must also provide a full [...]

Men in blue pounce on MP in yellow Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:54 PM PDT By G Vinod July 15, 2011 | Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: DAP MP Er Teck Hwa landed in trouble when he wore the banned Bersih 2.0 yellow T-shirt on his way to a memorial service for the late Teoh Beng Hock yesterday. Relating the incident, the Bakri MP's aide Liew Choan Chee said some [...]

Najib suffers from a “mild stroke” in UK Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:45 PM PDT He calls police action "quite mild" By Martin Jalleh It appears that the Prime Minister has suffered a mild "brain attack" whilst on an official visit to UK. He experienced sudden trouble speaking or understanding speech, dizziness, lightheadedness loss of "balance or coordination", "spinning" sensations, and "brain seizures". It happened when Najib was telling CNN [...]

Free EO detainees as Bersih rally over, says Pakatan Posted: 14 Jul 2011 11:07 PM PDT By Boo Su-Lyn July 15, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) demanded today for the immediate release of the six Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) members held under the Emergency Ordinance 1969 as the Bersih rally was over. "709 is over. There is no case or justification to hold [...]

“Malaysia Worked For Peaceful Protest” Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:23 PM PDT By Ahmad Rozian 15 Jul 2011 | Wall Street Journal Your editorial (“Crackdown 2.0 in Malaysia,” July 12) states that protesters in Kuala Lumpur have suffered “intimidation” and “repression” at the hands of the government in recent weeks. The truth is somewhat different. Malaysians have a constitutional right to peaceful assembly and throughout the build-up [...]

Untameable Bersih Part 2, understanding it Posted: 14 Jul 2011 08:04 PM PDT By Sakmongkol AK47 July 15, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JULY 15 — Some spell it as "tamable". Others as "tameable". The fact remains, the marchers cannot be tamed and though battered and aspersed, remained unbowed and honourable. How do we make sense and explain the actions that took place after Bersih? Let's have our [...]

Why did the police do what they did? Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:51 PM PDT By Zan Azlee July 15, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JULY 15 — The tough policeman with the huge muscles grabbed me by my shoulders and flung me towards the sidewalk not caring that I had a press tag around my neck. I struggled to keep my balance and not drop my camera. I barely [...]

The elephant in the (news)room Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:45 PM PDT By Dr Mustafa K Anuar July 15, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JULY 15 — The morning after. The pro-government mainstream press splashed headlines, news reports, so-called "analyses" and photos that essentially and predictably mocked, discredited and demonised the leaders, supporters and participants of the Bersih 2.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur last Saturday. For instance, [...]

Cartoons, yellow tees, now ties – what’s next? Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:15 PM PDT Malaysiakini Your Say | Jul 15, 11 ‘When are they going to learn that Bersih, when it’s in the rakyat’s hearts, cannot be removed from the rakyat by banning yellow ties and T-shirts?’ Police to tighten noose against Bersih neckties, too DannyLoHH: Is there a way to file a class suit against the police and [...]

Tung Shin should put people before gov’t Posted: 14 Jul 2011 07:09 PM PDT Malaysiakini Your Say | Jul 15, 11 ‘Tung Shin missed the point: as a social entity with a mission, who should Tung Shin entertain first – the police or those who need help?’ Doctors: We’ll produce more evidence if challenged Cala: Honorary secretary of Tung Shin Hospital board Chong Teck Hong has turned Tung Shin [...]

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