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Bersih joins call to halt social media licensing scheme

Electoral watchdog Bersih has joined calls for the government to halt plans to enforce social media licensing, calling the move “hasty” and open to abuse. Despite the government’s justifications, Bersih noted that it has used draconian laws in the past, such as the Printing Presses

Bersih cadangkan pengundian awal untuk pengundi Sarawak, Sabah

Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (Bersih) menimbulkan isu persempadanan dan undi awal dalam pertemuan mereka dengan Timbalan Perdana Menteri II, Fadillah Yusof di Parlimen, Kuala Lumpur, hari ini. Selain itu, Bersih juga mengambil peluang pertemuan itu bagi menyerahkan memorandum yang memperincikan agenda reformasi yang

Bersih lapor SPRM isu pengumuman Zahid di Sg Bakap

PRK SG BAKAP | Kumpulan pendesak pembaharuan pilihan raya Bersih membuat laporan kepada Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) berhubung pengumuman “bersyarat” Timbalan Perdana Menteri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi semasa kempen Pakatan Harapan (PH) di Sungai Bakap. Pengarah Komunikasi Bersih Asraf Sharafi Mohd Azhar berkata, pengumuman Presiden Umno

Opposition MP calls for special Parliament sitting for EC chair appointment

Indera Makhota MP Saifuddin Abdullah has suggested a special parliamentary sitting to oversee the appointment of the Election Committee (EC) chairperson and the Parliamentary Service Act (PSA). Saifuddin proposed an earlier meeting to discuss the setting up of special committees on two crucial matters before

Peruntukan kepada wakil rakyat pembangkang perlu dikanunkan

KUALA LUMPUR : Peruntukan kepada Ahli Parlimen pembangkang perlu dikanunkan menerusi Akta Peruntukan Pembangunan Kawasan (CDF) yang merangkumi sistem kawal selia serta perbelanjaan oleh wakil rakyat. Institut Demokrasi dan Hal Ehwal Ekonomi (IDEAS) dan Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (BERSIH) mencadangkan, satu formula pengagihan

Bersih slams Hulu Selangor funds ahead of Kuala Kubu Baharu polls

PETALING JAYA: Bersih today hit out at housing and local government minister Nga Kor Ming for announcing an RM5.21 million allocation for Hulu Selangor residents ahead of the May 11 by-election in Kuala Kubu Baharu, citing contradictions with the principles of fair and ethical competition.

Bersih fears govt will shelve separation of AG-PP’s powers

PETALING JAYA: Bersih is concerned that the government may delay separating the powers of the attorney-general and public prosecutor, following law and institutional reform minister Azalina Othman Said’s comments that the process will be carried out in phases. The electoral reform watchdog is concerned that

Reform EC appointments before chief retires in May, Bersih urges govt

With just two days left before the current Dewan Rakyat session ends, electoral watchdog Bersih has called on the government to urgently reform the appointment process for the Election Commission (EC). The group said this was of crucial importance as current EC chief Abdul Ghani

Bersih gesa Anwar laksana reformasi pelantikan ahli SPR

“Bersih ingin menegaskan bahawa reformasi pelantikan ini adalah mustahak, tambahan pula Pengerusi SPR seterusnya berkemungkinan besar akan mempunyai tanggungjawab mengkaji dan melaksanakan persempadanan semula kawasan pilihan raya. “Ahli-Ahli SPR perlu dilantik melalui mekanisme telus, terbuka, berakauntabiliti dan inklusif bagi mendapatkan kepercayaan semua pihak berkepentingan terhadap