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UN urges M’sia to protect poll activists
Special rapporteur on human rights says there are disturbing acts of harassment against a prominent woman human rights defender.
KUALA LUMPUR: UN human rights experts have denounced what they called “disturbing” harassment of Malaysian activists who are pushing for election reform and urged the government to protect them.
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United Nation experts have criticised and expressed concern to the Malaysian government moves to harass and intimidate Bersih 2.0 co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan and the organisation calling for clean and fair elections.
They also stressed that they want to visit Malaysia to acquire first hand knowledge of the situation here.
UN to M’sian gov’t: Stop those intimidating Ambiga – Malaysiakini
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The protest and intimidation in front of the house of Bersih co-chairman S Ambiga is something that Malaysians should condemn.
It also reflects on a troubling trend in Malaysian politics where intimidation and harassment that borders on tit for tat becomes a norm that is tolerated by the state.
The question is who are this people, what are their motives, who are directing their behavior, and what are the consequences from this actions?
If a one day Bersih demonstration could cause an irrational daily tit for tat response, what would happen if the ruling coalition losses power?
Will it cede power peacefully?
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WILL AMBIGA BE ARRESTED?
AMBIGA TO BE ARRESTED AND CHARGED
IN THEIR OWN SWEET WAY IN THEIR OWN SWEET TIME
The head of Bersih and former president of the Malaysian Bar will be formally arrested then charged with a range of offences for her part in organizing and participating in Bersih 3.0. When such an arrest will occur is currently the subject of wide speculation.
The fact she will be arrested then charged over a number of offences is not disputed, although sources close to government will not confirm or deny the story and sources suggest it is a tactical decision on government’s part not to comment on the subject for the moment.
Sources reveal to GRK that the charges contemplated against Ambiga Sreenivasan are of a more serious nature than those for which Anwar Ibrahim and three other political operatives of the Pakatan Rakyat were recently charged. It is believed that the timing of any arrests will be kept a secret although, the government is believed to be confident they have ample evidence on which to move against Ambiga at any time of their choosing.
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RENEWED ATTACKS BY JACKALS
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Two anti-Bersih groups have surrounded the vicinity of Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan’s residence today.
Numbering over 150, the protesters are demonstrating against Bersih for holding a rally in Kuala Lumpur on April 28.
The first group, calling themselves Halau 1.0, arrived at about 4.15pm to demand an apology from Ambiga, saying that she should leave the country if she fails to do so.
The group of about 50, led by Gerakan Belia Gagasan 1Malaysia president Shahrul Nasrun Kamaruddin, was stopped at a police roadblock set up some distance away from Ambiga’s house on Jalan Setiakasih 1, Bukit Damansara.
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Joint Press Statement by Bersih 3.0 Perak
and Coalition of 51 Non Governmental Organizations.
Stop personal attacks on Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan.
Stop Invasion of Privacy. Show Decency and Mutual Respect
Date : 24.05.2012 @ Time : 11.00 am
Malaysians and in particular Perakians have followed with increasing disgust the persistant attacks on Bersih 3.0 Steering Committee Co-Chairperson Dato’ Ambiga Sreenevasan to intimidate and “break” her resolve.
The perpetrators have stooped so low as to have absolutely no qualms in belittling her religious sensitivities and have further undertaken acts of vulgarity and indecency unheard of in our society! And there seems to be no stopping them, not even by the powers that be. More such dirty, disgraceful and simply unacceptable activities by any standards of a civil society are being planned outside Ambiga’s home.
It is time we made our STAND known in no uncertain terms!
That is why Bersih 3.0 Perak and the coalition of more than 51 NGOs, after receiving so many calls from the public, including from people who are usually placid but now find that their patience is running out, have decided that we, the people, need to take a STAND on this matter and send a clear message to the perpetrators that this is not the Malaysia we want and hope for, for our children and future generations.
Firstly, we want justice for Ambiga. No citizen of our country should be subjected to such incessant tormenting just for speaking up for the rights of the people.
Secondly, these are not just attacks on Ambiga. These are attacks which threaten all our fundamental rights and liberties that are enshrined in our Federal Constitution.
Article 5 of the Federal Constitution states that “No person shall be deprived of his/her life or personal liberties save in accordance with the law.” The Federal Court in the case of Sivarasa Rasiah vs Badan Peguam Malaysia & Anor (2010) 3 CLJ 507 had the occasion to state that right to personal liberty includes the right to privacy.
The perpetrators are bent on using dirty intimidating tactics which are alien to our Malaysian culture for the sole purpose of silencing the majority and imposing their unsolicited will on us.
Malaysia is a beautiful country and it is so not by chance. This nation is built not only on the back of its sheer hardworking people but also by the faith and belief system brought by our fore fathers from around the world.
We are a multiethnic and multi religious society proud of our rich and diverse culture. We have lived together with mutual respect, understanding and tolerance by adhering to the moral and spiritual values in all our religions, which values underpin the very harmonious society that we enjoy till today..
So, Bersih 3.0 Perak, in collaboration with all its supporting NGOs denounce the shameful attacks on Ambiga and also denounce the dirty, intimidating and bullying culture we Malaysians have jointly fought against for so long that is now rapidly rearing its ugly head in our society again.
We, the coalition of NGOs in denouncing these dirty, intimidating and bullying tactics will adopt a moral and spiritual approach that we value and hold dear and as such we call upon all Malaysians to congregate, conduct and offer prayers in their respective religious homes and sanctuaries for Decency, Mutual Respect and Protection of Fundamental Rights of Human Beings.
Now is the right time for all Malaysians and in particular Perakians, to stand up , stand together and be counted in bringing back all these moral and spiritual values we hold dear in our society. As long as we are guided by such values, we will be a harmonious and progressive society.
Bersih 3.0 Perak
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“We will carry on our struggle with having a Bersih 4.0 gathering in Stadium Bukit Jalil.”
“150,000 or more people are expected to attend,” a representative of the traders, Datuk Jamal Md Yunos, told reporters.
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Free Malaysia Today
About 60 DBKL and 20 policemen are guarding the road leading to Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga’s home
Road to Ambiga’s home sealed off | Free Malaysia Today
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The situation outside the residence of Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga is set to escalate today with four anti- and pro-Bersih groups scheduled to gather there this afternoon.
A traders’ group led by businessman Jamal Md Yunus is planning to hold a street market selling wares and food at the venue in Bukit Damansara starting 3.30pm today to protest alleged loss of business during Bersih 3.0 on April 28.
Another group Gerakan Belia Gagasan 1Malaysia led by its president Shahrul Nasrun Kamarudin will hold their own protest at 4.30pm called Halau 1.0 (to expel) in protest of the movement for clean and fair elections.
Meanwhile a pro-Bersih group WargaAman has called for a show of support for the Bersih leader at 2pm and Bersih’s own steering committee will also hold a meeting there at 3pm.
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Poor, rich petty trader
KUALA LUMPUR: The capital’s chief of petty traders is a “fishy” act. He drives luxury cars, owns a chain of grilled fish restaurants – yet he insists he hawks by the sidewalk.
Jamal Md Yunus, sorry Datuk Jamal, has reeled in a fresh catch of controversy involving today’s planned protest by 60 petty traders outside Bersih co-chair Datuk S. Ambiga’s house in Damansara Heights.
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WHAT A BUNCH OF CLOWNS!
Malaysiakini
| Koh Jun Lin 7:49PM May 23, 2012 |
The anti-Bersih group planning to hold a market in front of the residence of Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan is now offering two luxury cars up for grabs in a lucky draw.
“I wish to announce that Bersih 4.0 Peace-lovers has opened a Facebook page to find like-minded folk. To show appreciation for the public support, we’re glad to announce that our Facebook visitors would get a chance to win a BMW 530,” said the group’s leader Jamal Md Yunus.
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| Zulaikha Zulkifli 12:46PM May 23, 2012 |
Sekinchan Ikan Bakar Restaurant chain owner Jamal Md Yunus, who is also a luxury car dealer and is organising the protest in front of Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan’s house tomorrow and on Friday, insists that he remains a petty trader.
Jamal, who is president of the Kuala Lumpur Petty Traders Council (MBPKL), said he still holds a licence for a stall on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (TAR) in Kuala Lumpur.
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Malaysian Insider
‘Let it be’, Ambiga says of protests outside home
KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan will not take legal action against those responsible for staging protest gatherings outside her home, and said she would rather rely on the “court of public opinion”.
Despite acknowledging the potential security threats to her person and family members, the Bersih 2.0 co-chair said the past few incidents were good educational opportunities for Malaysian voters as it would help them make the right decision when casting their ballots on polling day.
“I have no plans at the moment (to take legal action). For me, I am actually interested in the court of public opinion, more than anything else.
“For me, this is all part of voter education. I think voters will be able to have a look at this and see if this is the type of Malaysia that they want… will they then vote for people who support these sorts of things?” she told The Malaysian Insider yesterday.
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan will not take legal action against those responsible for staging protest gatherings outside her home, and said she would rather rely on the “court of public opinion”. Despite acknowledging the potential security threats to her person and family members, the Bersih 2.0 co-chair said the past few …
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Free Malaysia Today
Is it an attempt to sabotage Najib?
PETALING JAYA: The protests outside Bersih 3.0 chairperson S Ambiga’s residence appear to be an attempt to sabotage Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and Barisan Nasional.
Commenting on the latest proposal to hold a night market outside her house in Bukit Damansara tomorrow and Friday, a MIC leader criticised the organisers for descending to despicable levels.
Party central working committee member S Vell Paari said Najib since coming into power in 2009 had made numerous attempts to win back the confidence of non-Malay voters.
“But these so-called protests are turning the clock back. It seems as if these are deliberate attempts to undermine the prime minister’s good work.
“If this continues, BN can forget about non-Malay votes. Many of my Malay friends are also disgusted with what is happening, so you can forget about their votes as well,” he told FMT.
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City Hall rejects permits but traders to go ahead
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Anti-Bersih market: Prime lot to cost from RM2,000
| Zulaikha Zulkifli 5:43PM May 21, 2012 |
As the Kuala Lumpur Petty Traders Action Council prepares for its anti-Bersih protest on Thursday and Friday, it has put a price tag starting at RM2,000 for the lot in front of Ambiga Sreenevasan’s house.
Other lots will be ‘sold’ at RM100 per stall, said Jamal Md Yunus, who heads the group.
He said the money will help cover the cost of organising the demonstration, intended to convey anger over the April 28 rally which purportedly resulted in petty traders incurring financial losses.
Wearing a yellow t-shirt with the words ‘Bersih 4.0′, Jamal was spotted in front of Ambiga’s house today.
He was there to mark out lots on the road for the stalls, for the protest dubbed ‘Bersih 4.0 – cleaning up Bersih 1, 2, 3′.
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| Bernama 7:39PM May 21, 2012 |
Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will not allow the group calling itself “Bersih 4.0” to open a night market in front electoral reform group Bersih 2.0 co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan’s house in Bukit Damansara, said Kuala Lumpur mayor Ahmad Fuad Ismail.
He said the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 does not allow people to intrude into other people’s territory, and therefore the group should not proceed with its plan.
City Hall: Bersih 4.0 night market a no-go – MalaysiakiniKuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will not allow the group calling itself “Bersih 4.0” to open a night market in front electoral reform group Bersih 3.0 co-chairperson …
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Anak Bangsa Malaysia
IS THIS FOR REAL?
(Some parts edited?
The Exposure!!
It is obvious the RM50 paid by Perkasa to retired Armed Forces men to butt dance in front of Ambiga’s house is a lot of money to them. Seeing that the retired Armed Forces men cannot even afford to have a decent underwear.
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Gerakan has urged petty traders to shelve their plan to set up stalls in front of Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan’s house on Thursday and Friday, to protest the alleged loss of trade during the Bersih 3.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur on April 28.
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Gerakan has urged petty traders to shelve their plan to set up stalls in front of Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan’s house on Thursday and Friday to protest alleged loss of trade during the Bersih 3.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur on April 28.
Raising concern in a statement today, vice-president Mah Siew Keong (left) said holding demonstrations in front of private residences “should be stopped as it is not part of Malaysian culture”.
All similar protests, including the ‘butt exercises’ in front of Ambiga’s house and mock funeral in front of Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s house,”should be condemned”, he said.
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Free Malaysia Today
DBKL: No burger stall when we visited
While an array of photos and videos show some traders operating a burger stall in front of Ambiga’s house two weeks ago, DBKL says the stall did not exist when its officers came calling…three days later.
PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has done it again.
Despite news of a burger protest in front of S Ambiga’s house on May 10 splashed across news pages and websites, the City Hall has denied that there was ever a burger stall set up in front of her residence.
Responding to an e-mail query by FMT on action to be taken against the stall operator, DBKL enforcement division spokesperson Abdul Syatar Abdul Halim said :”Based on a complaint received on May 14, this department conducted an investigation at the location in Bukit Damansara only to find no burger hawkers operating in front of Ambiga’s house.
“According to Ambiga’s personal body guard, the hawkers left on May 10,” said Syatar.
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More petty people want their pound of flesh!
What will DBKL do? Or the Police?
KL traders plan two-day protest outside Ambiga’s house
KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — A new group of traders based in the city now want to hold a two-day protest in front of Datuk Amibga Sreenevasan’s house over the loss of income due to the chaotic April 28 rally, despite previous protestors calling off further events at the Bersih chief’s home.
Bernama reported that 60 petty traders are planning to sell household goods, food and drinks from 3.30 to 8pm in front of Ambiga’s Bukit Damansara home this Thursday and Friday.
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He added at a press conference, which was also attended by representatives from Malay rights NGO Perkasa, that the traders hoped to recoup losses suffered during the Bersih 3.0 rally for free and fair elections, calling their protest “Bersih 4.0 — Cleaning up Bersih 1,2,3.”
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Ambiga wins hands down
Her guts have scared politicians, espcially those with much at stake, hence the dirty move to deter her from pursuing her agenda of pushing for free and fair elections.
Bersih 2.0 co-chairperson A Samad Said is asking a very pertinent question – why are the detractors not giving him a hard time and are hell bent on harassing his colleague S Ambiga?
“Why are they only targeting Ambiga, they should choose me too,” asked the 77 year-old national laurette.
Samad or better known as Pak Samad has deduced that the targetted protest against Ambiga could have a “racial or religious” connotation.
“If they continue to only target her, there may be a racial or religious slant which I think is not good,” he had said.
Indeed, Samad has spoken the truth. Had it been an Malay or Chinese woman battling for electoral reforms, would politicians like Ibrahim Ali dare clamour that her citizenship be revoked?
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SOUR GRAPES? Is that the term to describe the burger sellers who didn’t open on 428?
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A number of food traders with business smarts raked it in during Bersih 3.0, though a few certainly didn’t.
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Protests are good business
Patrick Lee | May 19, 2012
A number of food traders with business smarts raked it in during Bersih 3.0, though a few certainly didn’t.
On the morning of April 28, many restaurants and stalls in parts of Kuala Lumpur were suddenly beset by thousands of yellow-shirted protesters. Motivated by hunger and waiting for the Bersih 3.0 sit-in rally to start, they quickly made a beeline for these places.
Scores of people were seen in the Chinatown area, politely lining up by the roadside in a bid to grab breakfast.
Some hawkers pushed trolleys laden with ice-cold water bottles and isotonic drinks through the crowds; a god-sent in the scorching weather.
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It was good and brisk business for traders who chose to open that day…
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So what is this claim of hundreds of thousands of Ringgit that some traders supposedly lost?
If these burger-fryers showed a bit of business acumen, closed and opened their stalls at the right times, they would have walked away with something other than an alleged total loss.
But they chose not to, and decided that profits could be better made by frying for free in front of somebody’s house.
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Leader of the butt-men is Mohd. Ali Baharom, president of a little-known group called Malay Army Veterans Association, is said to have confessed that he bought his datukship.
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“I also bought a ‘Datuk’ title for another friend for the same amount, the total cost including the cost of entertainment for the agent came to around RM1 million,” said Ali in the report published in January last year. He added that he believed the honorific on his name would brighten his future in business.
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On Tuesday, Ali, who is president of a little-known group called Malay Army Veterans Association, appeared with his followers carrying explicit posters condemning Ambiga and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, and stood with their rears facing Ambiga’s home in Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.
Meet butt-strutting Ali, who paid RM1 mil for Datukshig
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| Zulaikha Zulkarnain 2:12PM May 18, 2012 |
Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin’s comments ticking off the “butt exercises” in front of a private residence by a group of army veterans recently may have won him a private performance at his home.
Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans Association (PVTM) president Ali Baharom (right) said Khairy crossed the line by calling the NGO’s protest in front of a private residence unreasonable.
In retaliation, Ali threatened to hold an “army style dance exercise” (senaman tarian ala gempur) personally at Khairy’s house and will discuss the matter with other PVTM members.
“The time and date is to be confirmed but we will definitely do it.
“Khairy is not qualified to lead and is only interested in positions… we army veterans are really angry with his statement,” he said when contacted yesterday.
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Khairy crossed the line by saying the protest in front of a private residence was unreasonable, the army veterans say.
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They’re not targetting Pak SDamad because he is NOT a pendatang!
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PETALING JAYA: Bersih 2.0′s co-chairperson, A Samad Said has asked detractors why they were merely targeting his colleague S Ambiga and not him.
“Why are they only targeting Ambiga, they should choose me too,” asked the 77 year-old national laurette.
He was commenting on the series of protests that have taken place in front of Ambiga’s residence to show discontent over her leadership of Bersih.
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Malaysiakini
Thosai protest off
Vocal NGO coalition WargaAman, who is behind the plans, has responded to calls not to engage in a tit-for-tat with anti-Bersih protesters.
WargaAman chairperson A Rajaretinam (right) confirmed that the protest has officially been cancelled, but said that they would instead deliver Khalid’s ‘thosai telur’ (egg thosai) order.
A few WargaAman members would purchase the ‘thosai telur’ from a nearby stall and deliver it to Khalid’s house, by hand, at 10am on Sunday, he told a press conference today.
Rajaretinam said the decision was made based on the advise of DAP leader Lim Kit Siang, former Perak menteri besar Nizar Jamaluddin and Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan.
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UPDATED 4.25PM The tit-for-tat protest is cancelled, and more burgers for Ambiga has also been called off.
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KUALA LUMPUR: An organisation representing small traders has scrapped its plan to hold a second “burger” protest outside Bersih chairperson S Ambiga’s house.
Ikhlas president Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah revealed this to reporters after submitting a memorandum to Suhakam this morning.
According to him, the decision was made out of respect for the police and the law.
“Ikhlas respects the police so we will not open a burger stall (outside Ambiga’s house) on May 24. But if someone does it, we won’t be responsible for their actions,” he said.
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PETALING JAYA: Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga has asked a NGO planning to set up a thosai stall outside Deputy Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar’s house to reconsider its decision.
Despite her residence being the target of such incidents, the former Bar Council president said these actions transgressed the law and amounted to being a public nuisance.
“I strongly urge all to refrain from these acts which infringe on the privacy of an individual. I urge those who are proposing to give the thosai to make them and distribute them to charity,” she told FMT.
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Atmosphere at Ambiga’s house back to normal
Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The atmosphere in front of Datuk S. Ambiga’s house in Bukit Damansara here has returned to normal.
The presence of Kuala Lumpur City Hall officers and police patrol cars may have deterred anyone from doing so.
On guard: Policemen on standby outside Bersih co-chairman Datuk S. Ambiga’s house at Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur.www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/dbkl–police… – Cached
Two DBKL vans with 10 enforcement officers and a police patrol car were seen keeping watch over the area this afternoon and as of 7pm, there were no peddlers or groups at the location.
Blogger: More likely, AFTER all had left, these ‘enforcers’ turned up. How convenient for the burger-men and butt-men, as well as for the authorities!
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Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan has decried what she agrees are elements of sexual harassment in the ‘butt dance’ by a group of armed forces veterans in front of her house.
“There is, yes. I think because I am a woman, that has a lot to play with what they were doing outside my house. It is sexist… the bully mentality,” Ambiga (left) told Malaysiakini in an exclusive interview yesterday.
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Free thosai outside DIG’s house
A coalition of 20 Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) plan to set up a thosai stall in front of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar’s residence on May 20. You may remember that this DIG has said that no law has been broken by the burdger sellers!
An Indian NGO claims that it wants to promote the heritage dish and denies that it has anything to do with the burger protest outside S Ambiga’s house.
KUALA LUMPUR: Fancy a free thosai breakfast this Sunday?
If you do, then head down to Ampang as a coalition of 20 Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are planning to set up a thosai stall in front of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar’s residence on May 20.
Urging the public to attend the event, the movement dubbed WargaAMAN, said the stall would provide free thosai to all this Sunday, starting 10am, at Jalan 2/7G, Taman Bukit Teratai, Ampang.
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DBKL know, of course, that the burger sellers have broken their by-laws but why should they act against friends and to benefit an enemy?
DBKL have so far shown its selective enforcement of the law. It serves its masters, Najib and UMNO, and attacks at its masters’ call.
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Free Malaysia Today
Contrary to what DIG Khalid Abu Bakar has said, a lawyer claims the protesters flouted the law.
PETALING JAYA: The protest by burger sellers outside Bersih co-chairman S Ambiga’s house last week had flouted two Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) by-laws.
According to lawyer K Shanmuga, the protesters violated the Licensing of Hawkers and Stalls (Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur) 1989 which was enacted under the Local Government Act.
He said the by-laws stipulated that hawkers are allowed to operate only at certain locations
“DBKL does not issue roving license. The business must operate at a fixed location,” he added, citing by-laws 11(1) and 22(2).
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1 WHICH WILL BE THE NEXT GROUP OF SO-FREE-WE-GOT-NOTHING-BETTER-TO-DO-AND-WE-GET-PAID-TOO JACKALS TO HANG AROUND AMBIGA’S NEIGHBOURHOOD?
The ex-HSOP Club.
The ex-HSOP Club? What’s that?
They are the ex Hospital Sakit Otak Patients’ Club.
2 By the way, why are some groups calling for Ambiga’s citizenship to be taken away? Is it because they consider her PENDATANG?
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JUST BRING IT ON! SAYS A SAMAD SAID, NATIONAL LAUREATE
Malaysiankini
| Salhan K Ahmad & Aidila Razak 4:39PM May 15, 2012 |
Based on the events of the last few days, Bersih co-chairperson A Samad Said will not be surprised if he becomes the next target of those who did the ‘butt exercises’ in front of his colleague Ambiga Sreenevasan’s house.
“I feel that it is insolent, an insolent act. It is not impossible that they would do it in front of my house next. Not impossible,” Samad said when asked by Malaysiakini today.
As to how he would react to a group of people wriggling their buttocks in front of his house, he said: “The reaction will not be from me, but from the public. Just go ahead
www.malaysiakini.com – Cached
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WHY SHOULD A FEW WILD DOGS, OLD ONES, TOO, MATTER?
New Clowns come to join the earlier ones…
| Ahmad Fadli KC |
www.malaysiakini.com/news/197928 – Cached
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my.news.yahoo.com/veteran–soldiers–flex–bottoms–at–ambiga… – Cached
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Deputy police chief Khalid Abu Bakar: Protest outside Ambiga’s house ‘not an offence
| Nigel Aw 2:15PM May 14, 2012 |
Deputy police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said that the police will not act against petty traders for having mounted a protest outside the house of Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan because it was not an offence.
www.malaysiakini.com/news/197852 – Cached
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WHAT WILL THE KUALA LUMPUR CITY MAYOR DO?
NOTHING! A lackey of BN-UMNO, he will allow it to happen…
More traders plan protest outside Ambiga’s house
Some 500 traders plan to hold a protest outside Bersih co-chair Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan’s house on May 24 over the April 28 Bersih rally for free and fair elections, which they say disrupted their business.
www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/more… – Cached
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Put country before burgers: Ikhlas grilled
A business group criticises the ‘burger protest’ held outside Bersih chairperson S Ambiga’s house.
PETALING JAYA: The traders who demonstrated by selling burgers in front of Bersih chairperson S Ambiga’s house should learn to put the country’s interest first before profits.
Malaysian Indian Business Association (Miba) president P Sivakumar said as a business leader, he was disappointed that the traders had demonised Ambiga for organising the Bersih 3.0 rally.
“It’s a small sacrifice to promote better democracy in the country. The traders should know better as without sacrifice, you gain nothing,” he told FMT.
Yesterday, a petty traders group known as Ikhlas protested outside Ambiga’s house in Damansara Heights by setting up a burger stall.
Ikhlas chairperson Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah claimed that petty traders in Kuala Lumpur lost about RM200,000 in business due to the Bersih 3.0 rally on April 28.
Sivakumar said the traders should learn from the younger generation of Malaysians, who were more vocal in demanding for better democracy and human rights in the country.
“As long as our youths act in accordance to the law, I don’t see an issue for them to fight for the betterment of the country,” he added.
He also said currently, the Malaysian electoral system is marred with irregularities with allegations that foreigners were given voting rights.
Sivakumar reminded the traders that even they would benefit if the electoral system in the country was free and fair.
“It is the duty of all Malaysians to demand for clean and fair election, not only Bersih and its supporters. The traders should participate in the process as well,” he said.
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Malaysiakini
| 12:41PM May 11, 2012 |
Global Bersih has slammed organisers of the incident outside S Ambiga’s home yesterday calling it a brazen act that would lead to “anarchy and lawlessness” if unchecked.
Commenting on the “shocking spectacle” of the anti-Bersih protest organised by hawker’s group Ikhlas outside the Bersih chairperson’s home, the international coalition said the act was a safety threat.
“There is no running away from the fact that Ikhlas, its chairperson Mohamed Ridzuan Abdullah (left in photo) and the others held the personal safety of S Ambiga, her friends and family hostage by their action.
“To call it a ‘gimmick’, as reported in the press, is to make light of a public threat to the safety of a Malaysian citizen,” said the coalition in a statement today.
Such incidents, said Global Bersih, if unchecked would pave “the road to anarchy and lawlessness” and encourage “copycat actions”.
“Ridzuan Abdullah’s threat to repeat his unlawful act is all the more shocking for its brazenness and his apparent belief that people like him can act with impunity in a country like Malaysia,” it added
It said the government and the police must be seen to be acting in the name of justice for all Malaysians, especially when such acts are being held in “full view of media and authorities”.
“If the actions of Ridzuan Abdullah and Ikhlas go unpunished, Malaysia is headed for a very, very dangerous place,” said the the coalition of Malaysian Bersih supporters living overseas.
It added that Ikhlas’ in protesting the demands for clean and fair elections has “insulted struggling Malays, Chinese, Indians and other Malaysians just like themselves”.
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Malaysiakini
Bersih chief: It’s an invasion of my privacy
By Nicholas Wong | May 10, 2012
Malaysiakini
Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan today criticised Ikhlas for setting up a burger stall outside her home in protest of traders’ loss of income during the April 28 Bersih rally.
Speaking to reporters, she described the incident as an invasion of her privacy and her home, calling it a “terrible precedent” for the country.
“If the authorities accept this then ministers had better be careful, because people will be standing outside their houses next,” said Ambiga (left), adding that the she would let the public judge the situation for themselves.
While expressing concern for her family, Ambiga stressed that she was not afraid.
“Look who I have behind me,” she said, referring to the leaders of the various Bersih-affiliated NGOs standing behind her.
The leaders, which included Parti Sosialis Malaysia secretary-general S Arutchelvan, Ivy Josiah of the Women’s Aid Organisation and Bersih steering committee member Maria Chin Abdullah, were called at the last minute and rushed over in a show of support for Ambiga.
“This is intimidation. I will take the necessary steps.
“This has never happened in Malaysia, except to Lim Guan Eng. Now (he) and I have had our homes violated,” she added, referring to a “funeral rite” held by.Malay rights pressure group Perkasa outside the Penang chief minister’s home earlier today
Ambiga agreed that the traders had a right to make their claims, but questioned how she was to respond to their demands as she had not been given any information on those claims. “Not even a sheet of paper has been handed to me. So what do I respond to?”
She added the traders were perfectly entitled to file their claims in court, and even sue her if they wished to. “Let the judge decide whether they have a claim.”
However, they do not have the right to come to my home and behave in such a manner, she stressed.
She said she would file a police report immediately: “I have a duty to lodge a police report… this is about the whole neighbourhood, and my family.”
The police were present in a patrol car during the incident, but did not act against any of the Ikhlas members.
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