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- Bersih 2.0 will happen at Stadium Merdeka on July 9th (UPDATED with BM and Chinese Translation)
| Posted: 07 Jul 2011 08:02 PM PDT
By Bersih 2.0 Malaysians from all walks of life have travelled a very long road to reach this defining point in our nation's history. With less than 24 hours to our intended peaceful gathering, our resolve to walk the last, most difficult mile as one united people in pursuit of clean and fair elections and a better Malaysia for all is firmer than ever. Our reason for gathering is pure and simple — to demand the electoral roll be cleaned, that the postal voting system be reformed, that indelible ink be used, a minimum 21 day campaign period be instated, free and fair access to media for all be provided, public institutions be strengthened, and for corruption as well as dirty politics to be stopped. The authorities have put obstacle after obstacle where they only needed to provide sincere cooperation to win the trust and confidence of the people. Having faced half-hearted offers of stadiums, arrogance regarding meetings as well as denials of permits, arrests, detentions and so much more, we feel that we have done all that is humanly possible to demonstrate sincerity and good faith in dealing with the government — but we have only been met with reversed decisions and stone walls. There are no walls however, that will arrest the advance of the cause of peace and justice. Come the 9th of July, we will uphold our constitutional right to converge peacefully on Stadium Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. No government agency has any right whatsoever to prevent Malaysians from exercising their freedom of movement and access to our capital city. No threat or intimidation can overturn this fundamental truth. Malaysians have now seen for themselves the degree of paranoia and lack of principled leadership that seems to have gripped the government. It is thus all the more imperative that patriotic Malaysians rise now and take this stand together to save Malaysia from slipping further into this insane darkness. Since the beginning of Bersih 2.0, we have witnessed nothing but the utmost bravery and commitment to peace and justice demonstrated by ordinary Malaysians from every walk of life. Inspired by this example, the Bersih 2.0 leadership reiterates our own unyielding commitment to our shared cause, and to being at Stadium Merdeka at 2pm tomorrow. We will meet at the car park, and trust that the doors will be opened for us. This is Malaysia's single most important defining moment in recent history, and we are fully confident that the rakyat will heed the call to safeguard the principles Malaysia was founded on and together ensure that we pass down to our children a nation that is just, democratic and united in love for one another. * The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH 2.0) steering committee comprises Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan (Chairperson), Andrew Khoo, Arul Prakkash, Arumugam K., Dr Farouk Musa, Haris Ibrahim, Liau Kok Fah, Maria Chin Abdullah, Richard Y W Yeoh, Dr Subramaniam Pillay, Dato' Dr Toh Kin Woon, Dr Wong Chin Huat, Dato' Yeo Yang Poh and Zaid Kamaruddin.
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| Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:19 PM PDT
By Roslan My late father-in-law died in April 1983 and an extract of his death certificate dated May 11, 2010, there is a spanking new 12-digit IC number noted next to the old seven-digit number given in 1960. Can anyone please give an explanation? Since 1990, every citizen of Malaysia is given a set of unique 12-digit format IC number. Further references in http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyKad while on the website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_identification_number # Malaysia revealed a set of 12-digit IC was introduced in 1991. Why was a 7 year deceased citizen assigned with a 12-digit NEW IC number?? If that is the government's effort to be fair to all, how about the citizen with IC number 0000001 Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra the Father of Malaysia which was assigned in 1960? Why would a car peacefully rest in a junk yard for the past 15 years have its road tax renewed by the JPJ? The Deceased had lived and breathed his last in the Kubang Pasu Parliamentary represented by Tun Dr Mahathir from 1974-2004. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sejak tahun 1990, setiap warganegara Malaysia diberikan satu set nombor Kad Pengenalan format 12-digit yang unik. Rujukan lanjut di |
| Bersih 2.0 Is Already A Success Posted: 07 Jul 2011 12:13 PM PDT
By batsman What Bersih 2.0 set out to do, it has already achieved to a large degree. It has shown up the hypocritical, corrupt and fascist tendencies of UMNO and its cronies. It has shown up how easily UMNO uses the law and the name of the Agong in an abusive and hypocritical manner. In these exposures, it has shown how compromised and dirty the Malaysian electoral system has become – made so by people who have no regard for decency, no regard for justice or fairness and no regard for the position of the Agong. Bersih 2.0 leaders have also gained an audience with the Agong and the Agong has responded with dignity and fairness. Whether a preview of the memorandum has been submitted to His Majesty is anybody's guess. The Agong is only one man. He is bullied and ignored by the Ketuanan Melayu types when it suits their purposes and his name and reputation is used cynically by these Ketuanan Melayu types also when it suits their purpose. What is left is the rally on July 9th. This rally is a critical test of who is sovereign – the people or UMNO. This will be the fairest and most honest test possible for if electoral reforms are again pushed under the table during the next General Elections, the Will of the Rakyat will also suffer the same fate and it will not be possible to gauge whether the people are sovereign or UMNO is sovereign. The rally of July 9th is a crucial indicator of what lies ahead – real reforms or continued dirty tricks. Of course when saying the above, it is clear that achieving the long term goal of free, fair and clean elections is still in the future. This goal demands courage, hard work and sacrifices over a long period. Again this will a test of the decency, courage and integrity of Malaysians whether it can finally be realized.
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| For the love of a nation's constitutional monarchy, its people and in the name of freedom Posted: 07 Jul 2011 09:57 AM PDT
The global community of civil society cannot merely issue grand statements of concern for these are already being blatantly ignored by the authorities. They need to show the world that they mean, act and do bring about democracy for humanity – giving back to society their basic right to free and fair governance. By J. D. Lovrenciear
The global society of humanity must act now before another nation plunges in darkness as there is only so many minutes left on the hour glass of despair. Indeed it is conclusive even to an uninitiated street bumpkin that Malaysia is at the crossroads of creating genocide against humanity's fundamental rights to peaceful and fair existence on its own turf. The Malaysian authorities, namely the police and the political party leaders who form the government of the day are indeed behaving in an extremely high handed manner. Their actions speak volumes of gross injustice, hardship, frustrations and undue fears inflicted upon the citizens of this land. It is oppression for want of a better word. The global community of civil society cannot merely issue grand statements of concern for these are already being blatantly ignored by the authorities. They need to show the world that they mean, act and do bring about democracy for humanity – giving back to society their basic right to free and fair governance. It is time for the global society of leaders, investors, bankers, traders, politicians and even governments to hear the plight of the humble citizens of Malaysia who have been unsuccessfully crying out merely for an avenue to express their desire to have a clean, fair and free electoral system. But this simple, basic and peaceful demand which is the right of every society is being lambasted with so many obstacles and insults and fears and intimidation and detentions that can easily run a nation into utter confusion and chaos. Chaos must be averted but not at the expense of civil liberties and true democracy. Even the country's Constitutional monarch's olive branch of wisdom offered has been run over by the powers that be. It indicates the end of the road for his subjects. Hence the global community of leaders, protectors, champions, vanguards and believers of true democracy and civil liberties must demonstrate that they do have the power and the means to help societies before they crumble under the heavy hand of brute law enforcers. Malaysians are known the world over as a very tolerant society despite their multi religious and multi ethnic roots. But today Malaysia stands on the edge of its steepest slope that will determine whether the country plunges into anarchy and repressive political control or rises to the new world's order of true democracy and civil liberties. The ultimate is no more in the hands of the Malaysians at this point in time. The writings on the wall are all very clear and indicative that Malaysia's democratic history is being brutalized by political power brokers and leaders of the nation's longest serving government. If the global community can decisively demonstrate that they have what it takes to free a nation of people from the clutches that threaten to take away the basic and fundamental rights of humanity, namely the right to demonstrate peacefully their concern for electoral reforms that can guarantee clean, fair and free elections, the world can celebrate the glorious success. We hope America and the rest of developed world of leaders and business community can and will act, decisively and not posthumously as has been the case in history. it will save the region of further instability. |
| Bersih 2.0 will happen at Stadium Merdeka on July 9th (UPDATED with BM and Chinese Translation) Posted: 06 Jul 2011 12:03 AM PDT
Bersih 2.0 is disappointed in the manner in which the Prime Minister and his cabinet has reneged on their offer to provide a stadium for us to hold our peaceful gathering. As members of civil society that are committed to principles of integrity, we fully intend to abide by the advice of Tuanku DYMM SPB YDP Agong and hold our gathering in a stadium to state our demand for clean and fair elections. We have chosen Stadium Merdeka as the best venue for this event, due to its symbolic nature and central location, and we will not for one moment be swayed from our decision to gather there peacefully. If the Prime Minister is a man of his word, he will make the appropriate arrangements for the event to proceed peacefully at Stadium Merdeka. Whether or not the government abides by their principles, we the Malaysian people will always uphold ours. Our determination to exercise our constitutional right to gather peacefully for a just and reasonable cause is unwavering. Recent statements by the Deputy IGP seem to indicate that the police fully intend to take action against us if we do anything on July 9th beyond staying at home. However, patriotic Malaysians who want nothing but the ability to choose our leaders through genuinely democratic means will never be cowered by the unjust and immoral exercise of power. Our first and foremost responsibility is to our future and our children, and we have resolved that they shall inherit a nation ruled by not by fear, but by the principles of justice. Whatever happens between now and then, the rakyat will gather peacefully in an orderly fashion to call for clean and fair elections at Stadium Merdeka on the 9th of July at 2pm. We are coming, we will be peaceful and together, we will build a better Malaysia.
Released by Steering Committee Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH 2.0)
The members of the BERSIH 2.0 Steering Committee are: Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan (Chair), Andrew Khoo, Arul Prakkash, Arumugam K., Dr Farouk Musa, Haris Ibrahim, Liau Kok Fah, Maria Chin Abdullah, Richard Y W Yeoh, Dr Subramaniam Pillay, Dato' Dr Toh Kin Woon, Dr Wong Chin Huat, Dato' Yeo Yang Poh dan Zaid Kamaruddin.
Translated into BM at: http://bersih.org/?p=4249 Translated into Chinese at: http://ccliew.blogspot.com/2011/07/2079.html
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