The powers-that-be must get it into their thick heads that the whole country, every inch of it, belongs to the people, asserts Tota. Continue reading »
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Jun 102012
The Canberra Bersih 3.0 gathering was a huge success and a heartwarming gesture of solidarity, writes Radin Faizal Arif. Continue reading »
Jun 062012
The huge Bersih 3.0 crowd testified to the fact that many people no longer trust the BN government, let alone the Election Commission, to ensure free and fair elections, reports Sarajun Hoda Abdul Hassan. Continue reading »
May 122012
Tessa Houghton describes her experience as an observer at the Bersih 3.0 rally in KL. Continue reading »
May 042012
Any independent inquiry into the violence that broke out at the tail-end of the Bersih 3.0 rally would not be complete without a thorough examination of whether agents provocateurs or others bent on inciting violence were present in the crowd, writes Anil Netto Continue reading »
May 022012
The heavy-handed treatment of Bersih marchers on 28 April must be the spring-board from which a nation-wide movement must be launched to end 55 years of continuous, unbroken one party rule at the ballot box, writes Tommy Thomas, who participated in the rally. Continue reading »
May 022012
The crackdown by the authorities on protest rally organised by Bersih, has shown the ruling party in a bad light, writes Anil Netto. Continue reading »
May 022012
You want to talk about 1Malaysia? This is one Malaysia: during a time of shared pain, people consoled and helped each other out regardless of race, religion or social standing, observes Oon Yeoh. Continue reading »
Apr 302012
Bersih 3.0 saw Malaysians irrespective of age, ethnicity or gender, from across the globe and across Malaysia holding hands to say, we are the Spirit, Heart and Soul of Malaysia. We, mature Malaysians, now say: bring on the reforms, asserts Bersih Mum. Continue reading »
Aug 282011
An initially hesitant Yuganeshwaran Muthumaniam got caught up in the excitement on the streets, where he noted that Bersih 2.0 had succeeded in uniting Malaysians in a way that Najib’s 1Malaysia had failed. Continue reading »