Day: December 8, 2007

Bersih pushes back Tuesday rally plan

* Note: This article is inaccurate, insofar as BERSIH did not call off the gathering. -Ed. Malaysiakini Syed Jaymal Zahiid | Dec 7, 07 A rally planned outside Parliament House on Tuesday has been called off by the Coalition for Clear and Fair Elections (Bersih),

EC chief: No other regime capable of running the country

Malaysiakini Fauwaz Abdul Aziz | Dec 8, 07 Election Commission (EC) chairperson Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman let slip today his views on which ‘regime’ he regards as being capable of running the country, and said those who disagree with him do not realise the ‘critical’

BERSIH calls for reform on election financing

Press Release: 8 December 2007 The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH) echoes the call of Dato’ Seri Megat Najmuddin Khas, Federation of Public Listed Companies, on making political contributions more transparent.

Video: Bersih disgusted with EC chairperson

A rally planned outside Parliament House on Tuesday has been called off by the Coalition for Clear and Fair Elections (Bersih), which will instead submit a protest memorandum to the Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat.

Cops to quiz blogger over Al Jazeera interview

Malaysiakini Andrew Ong | Dec 7, 07 The police will question popular blogger Jeff Ooi on Monday over comments he made in an interview with satellite TV news channel Al Jazeera on the Nov 10 Bersih rally.