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HIMPUNAN KEBANGKITAN RAKYAT
THE RALLY IS OVER BUT THE REPORTS AND ANALYSES KEEP COMING IN….
Himpunan 112: Your Say
Himpunan 112: What do they say?
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Lim Kit Siang speaks….
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NO, PARTICIPANTS AT THE RALLY WERE NOT PAID RM150 EACH. THEY WERE ASKED FOR DONATIONS!
Over quarter-million ringgit collected at HKR
| Harakahdaily, | 14 January 2013 |
Jan 14: More than RM280,000 was collected by organisers of the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat, according to rally chairman Mohamad Sabu.
The request was made to the crowd gathered in Stadium Merdeka last Saturday, when more than 100,000 people overfilled the historic venue with tens of thousands spilled over to nearby roads, in order to pay RM100,000 bill for use of the venue.
“In such a short time, participants had been so generous to pay out of their pockets,” said Mat Sabu, who is also PAS deputy president, expressing gratitude for the display of generosity.
“They were not only willing to travel across the country, to sit under the hot sun, to sleep over in mosques and to rest along alleys, but they were also willing to contribute financially,” he added.
Mat Sabu denied the allegation that rally participants had been paid RM150 each to attend the rally.
“In fact, we asked them for money,” he quipped.
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DR MAHATHIR’S TWO SEN’S WORTH: They want to topple the government, and so they had a rally, but this government is unlike the Arab government.
Malaysian Insider
Dr M: KL rally bid to topple BN government
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) had hoped for an Arab-style revolution to overthrow the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) at the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising) rally in the city last Saturday, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today, revving up his allegations against the opposition pact ahead of Election 2013.
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Last year, the 87-year-old claimed in his blog posts and in speeches that the slew of public rallies, all backed by PR, were attempts to further destabilise and cause disarray in the country should they lose the polls.
Dr M: KL rally bid to topple BN government
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HISHAMMUDDIN DIRECTS POLICE TO BEGIN WITCH-HUNT OF RALLY ORGANIZERS…
Sundaily
Police investigate violation of act at rally: Hishammuddin
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14, 2013): The police are investigating the case of some participants of last Saturday’s public rally at the Merdeka Stadium bringing along young children to the rally.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said their action contravened the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 and action would be taken against them after the investigation papers had been submitted to the Attorney-General.
“I wish to remind that although some amendments had been made to legal provisions, implementation of the law must be respected by all,” he said after attending the opening of the “Transformation of Security and Fundamental Rights Legislation, Rights and Responsibilities: Between Hope and Challenges” conference, here, today.
Police investigate violation of act at rally: Hishammuddin
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IN PRAISE OF PAS’ UNIT AMAL
Malaysian Indians Progressive Association (Mipas) secretary general S Barathidasan:
Kudos to Unit Amal
Barathidasan, who said Mipas was “proud to be part of this historic event” commended PAS’ Unit Amal for a job well done in managing the huge crowd.
“Mipas salute the “PAS’ Unit Amal” members who have done an excellent job that had to control the crowd to avoid a stampede.
“Unit Amal could handle it professionally without any disturbance from the police and the police should emulate PAS’ Unit Amal,” he said.
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DOUBLE STANDARDS
Malaysiakini
“Why was there no restriction or warning from the Police or the higher education minister, when there were children and students spotted at a ‘Meet-the People’ event with Najib organised by the Indian Progressive Front (IPF) at Dataran Tecso in Semenyih.”
Look at the photo below:
‘No to kids at 112 rally, but okay for Najib event?’
| 3:39PM Jan 13, 2013 |
The government has been slammed for double-standards in allowing children and students at the prime minister’s event yesterday while forbidding the same at the People’s Uprising Rally at Stadium Merdeka.
Malaysian Indians Progressive Association (Mipas) secretary general S Barathidasan (right) noted that the event featuring Prime Minister Najib Razak at Semenyih yesterday saw the attendance of children and students.
Meanwhile after the massive Pakatan Rakyat-led event in the heart of Kuala Lumpur that saw at least 100,000 converge at the iconic stadium, the police announced that they are probing the organisers over the presence of children at the rally.
Prior to the rally, some universities also warned its students from participating in the KL rally.
‘No to kids at 112 rally, but okay for Najib event?’
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UK SUPPORT FOR HIMPUNAN KEBANGKITAN RAKYAT
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Free Malaysia Today
UK Malaysians march for clean polls
Banners by protesting UK Malaysians were reminders that ‘deals’ between Britain and the BN government should not come at the expense of the freedom and good government of the Malaysian people.
LONDON: Malaysian nationals here braved the cold to participate in a march from Trafalgar Square to Downing Street and then onto Westminster Parliament in a show of support for the massive Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat rally held in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The peaceful protests saw demonstrators waving banners, flags and chanting calls for a free, fair and clean elections.
UK Malaysians march for clean polls
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Malaysiakini
| 3:28PM Jan 13, 2013 |
Despite repeated warnings and threats by the authorities, some 100,000 people defied orders not to participate in processions towards Stadium Merdeka for an opposition rally.
Many protesters interviewed said that their act of civil disobedience was necessary because they had to exercise their constitutional right to peaceful assembly and show Malaysians that they have to overcome the culture of fear instilled by the authorities.
Chew Lai Ching, a 35-year-old mother, decided to ignore police instructions not to bring children to the rally.
Instead, her whole family came along, including a three-year-old and a six-month-old, all dressed in green which has become symbolic with Malaysia’s rapidly growing environmental movement.
“I need to let my children know that we are fighting for them and for their future,” she told Malaysiakini when met during the march.
Participants break the fear barrier
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The winners and losers in KL112
7:13PM Jan 13, 2013
WINNERS
Pakatan Rakyat
Civil society
Ismail Omar
In the run up to KL112, the police released several statements in an accommodating tone, to the extent of promising that they had set a ‘zero casualty’ target….now, he will be remembered for the fact that his men stayed true to their word.
Traders near Stadium Merdeka
Save for one stall owner selling gas masks, traders who set up shop around Stadium Merdeka were all smiles because they were enjoying brisk sale of T-shirts, drinks and food.
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LOSERS
Najib Abdul Razak
Umno and BN
Mainstream media organisations
Save for Sinar Harian and all the Chinese media organisations, the focus was not on turnout nor the message of the rally but the various infractions chalked up by the rally organisers.
Unfortunately for them, videoclips and photographs – in particularly an aerial shot by AFP capturing the scene in and around Stadium Merdeka – are being widely circulated online, helping the public to have a clearer understanding of what transpired.
The winners and losers in KL112
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| 4:05PM Jan 13, 2013 |
The Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat yesterday, dubbed ‘KL112′, which drew more than 100,000 people to Stadium Merdeka and its vicinity, was the largest opposition-organised gathering in recent history.
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Notable in this morning’s mainstream media coverage of the mammoth event was an overall negative spin from pro-government English and Malay dailies’ headlines, while the Chinese dailies broke ranks by giving it a generally good report.
In contrast, all major Chinese dailies – Sin Chew Daily, China Press, Oriental Daily, Kwong Wah Yit Poh and Guang Ming Daily – reported on positive aspects of the rally and noted its massive scale, using a similar photograph, that has managed to capture a bird’s eye view of the overall massive crowd at the event’s climax.
English and Malay dailies spin sour on the rally
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Malaysiakini
Think tank estimates 150k at People’s Uprising Rally
| 6:11PM Jan 13, 2013 |
The crowd at the People’s Uprising Rally yesterday could have reached up to 150,000 people at its peak, according to preliminary estimates by the think-tank Politweet.
Based on photos shared on social media, the group said today that the crowd occupied an area of 424,149.14 square feet, not including the stadium’s seats.
“Crowd density varies, but if you take an average of 3.5 to 4 square feet per person, the total is between 106,037 to 121,185 people outside the stadium.
“Including the 30,000 reported capacity of the stadium, the estimated size of the crowd is between 136,037 to 151,185 people,” said Politweet in its Facebook posting today.
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Malaysiakini has estimated that some 100,000 people attended the mammoth rally.
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Politweet is a research firm that analyses Twitter usage. Among other important findings, Politweet detected an effort to cheat in an attempt to set a tweeting record during the last Merdeka Day celebration.
Think tank estimates 150k at People’s Uprising Rally
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THE RALLY IN SABAH
#SabahBangkit112. Jom sama-sama raikan!
thesniper | Jan 13, 2013 |
Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat Juga Turut Berlangsung Di SABAH Semalam Dengan Himpunan SABAH BANGKIT 112. sumber Tok Kasai.
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The organisers of an opposition rally in Chong Thien Vun Park in Kota Kinabalu today did not notify police about it, said Sabah Deputy Police Commissioner Tan Kok Liang.
He said police will conduct an investigation on the rally that began at about 2pm and lasted for over an hour.
“We (police) will investigate this (rally) under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 and our (investigation) report will be forwarded to the public prosecutor for further action.
“Whatever we do must be in accordance with the law. Even if it (rally) was held in a peaceful manner, the organisers should have given notice to the police so that police personnel could be deployed to control traffic and ensure the participants’ safety,” he said when met at the scene.
About 1,000 people, including a majority of onlookers, were present at the scene.
– Bernama
Sabah rally organisers didn’t notify us, say cops
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MAKING COMPARISONS
BN Merdeka Rally at Bukit Jalil versus PR People’s Uprising Rally.
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*Roughly 90,000 were observed attending the government’s Merdeka celebrations at Bukit Jalil Stadium last year, although Bernama cited the turnout as 150,000.
From the hundreds of buses chartered to ferry people to Bukit Jalil to the free LRT tickets to attendees, the government appeared to have spared no expense in ensuring a full turnout at the event.
These include lavish lucky draw prizes ranging from the latest Proton Preve to rather un-Malaysian products such as a Chevrolet Cruze, a Vespa scooter, 50 Huawei tablet computers, 10 fixie bicycles and three Blackberry smartphones.
**Meanwhile yesterday, an estimated 100,000 people traversed the streets of KL from late morning and gathered at the iconic Stadium Merdeka for the rally, led by Pakatan Rakyat and various NGOs.
S’gor BN: KL112 participants were ‘party workers’
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What was the size of the turn-out at the Rally?
Click on the links below and note the variation in estimates
1. Between 70,000 to 100,000 at KL rally, says Bar Council
2. Cops shrink rally crowd count from 80,000 to 45,000
3. 80,000 swarm Stadium Merdeka for bumper rally
4. KL gathering pale shadow of much-touted mammoth rally
KUALA LUMPUR: The assembly mounted by the opposition at the Merdeka Stadium here today was a pale shadow of the much-touted one million people’s gathering by the organisers.
On the contrary, the supporters, who converged at the stadium, could not be more that 50,000 for the venue could only accommodate 30,000 people on the terraces while the pitch could hold another 10,000.
5. More than 80,000 gather at rally
7. 100,000 throng Stadium Merdeka for ‘Uprising’ rally
8. Incident-free
the 30,000 limit allowed to enter the venue of the gathering was not observed.
Star: Capacity crowd: Supporters flooding Stadium Merdeka during the rally.
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THE DAY AFTER: SUNDAY, 13 JANUARY 2012
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Malaysian Insider
KL rally makes GE13 a keener battle, say analysts
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — Kuala Lumpur’s mammoth rally yesterday has revived Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) push to capture Putrajaya from the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) which has used a combination of policy and handouts to claw back support, say political analysts.
The analysts told The Malaysian Insider that PR’s ability to organise up to 100,000 for the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat gathering and the crowd’s interest in the issues being discussed will make the general election a close battle for both coalitions. PR have estimated that close to 500,000 turned up for the rally at the iconic Stadium Merdeka but police said the crowd was, at the most, 45,000.
“Regardless of the actual crowd numbers, aerial photographs emerging from the event show a very large crowd, which reflects on the opposition and civil society’s ability to mobilise the public,” Merdeka Center’s Ibrahim Suffian noted.
“But apart from showcasing the capability of organisers, it also shows the enthusiasm and energy of the forces opposing the government, underlining the fact that the coming polls contest will no doubt be the toughest that the ruling coalition will face in its history,” he added.
Centre for Policy Initiatives director Dr Lim Teck Ghee said the rally was a “clear-cut victory” for both the opposition and civil society, citing the massive turnout, the disciplined behaviour of participants and the “formidable” consensus shown by all parties in opposing Barisan Nasional’s (BN) rule.
“All these indicators will strike dismay in BN,” he said.
But Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) political analyst Professor Datuk Dr Mohammad Agus Yusoff expressed a slightly different view.
“When such a big rally is not disturbed and goes on so peacefully, why then did it not attract the one-million supporters as promised by Pakatan?” he asked.
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KL rally makes GE13 a keener battle, say analysts
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IN THE FACE OF THE RALLY AT MERDEKA STADIUM, NAJIB’S RIVAL GATHERING IS A SIDE-SHOW, TO WHICH SUPPORTERS ARE CARRIED BY BUSES.
WHAT A CONTRAST: 80,000 VERSUS 15,000! What a thrashing in terms of turn-out!
WHY DIDN’T HIS POLITICAL ADVISORS TELL HIM TO GO OVERSEAS INSTEAD? He should have taken his wife shopping somewhere, like Singapore or Bangkok!
Free Malaysia Today
Najib happy with presence of strong crowd
More than 15,000 members of IPF and BN component parties gathered today to show support and recognition for Najib’s leadership.
SEMENYIH: More than 15,000 members of Malaysian Indian Progressive Front (IPF) and Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties flooded Dataran Tesco in Bandar Rincang, Semenyih to show support and recognition for the leadership of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
The presence of the country’s number one leader in this quiet town brought thousands of visitors flooding into Semenyih.
Najib who attended the “Selangor IPF Gathering with the Prime Minister” at 10am was delighted with the rousing reception by BN supporters and people from the surrounding areas who waved the national flag to welcome him.
Najib happy with presence of strong crowd
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MAINSTREAM MEDIA REPORTS
1 BERITA HARIAN
#KL112. Jom baca komen Berita Harian!
thesniper | Jan 13, 2013
Perhimpunan KL112 jejaskan perniagaan
KUALA LUMPUR: Peniaga di Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman dan Raja Laut mendakwa kerugian berikutan perhimpunan didukungi pembangkang hari ini menyebabkan ramai warga kota kurang mengunjungi kawasan beli-belah itu.
Malah, ada peniaga mendakwa kekurangan pelanggan hampir 80 peratus berbanding hujung minggu sebelum ini.
Pekerja sebuah kedai aksesori telefon di Jalan Raja Laut, Omiratna Abas, 19, berkata kedainya tidak dikunjungi pelanggan selepas dibuka pagi tadi.
“Pelanggan kami kurang hingga 80 peratus. Saya lihat kedai makan dan kawasan ini juga lengang sedangkan pada hujung minggu, selalunya pelanggan kami ramai,” katanya.
Peniaga Sate Kajang Haji Samsuri di Medan Mara, Romi Yuli, 30, berkata perniagaannya pasti terjejas setiap kali ada perhimpunan seperti itu.
“Walaupun kedai dibuka tetapi kurang pelanggan,” katanya yang mengusaha perniagaan itu sejak tiga tahun lepas.
For more, read
***Sumber Berita Dari: http://mediaperak.net/2013/01/13/kl112-jom-baca-komen-berita-harian/
*Translation of the first few paragraphs:
Assembly prejudice KL112 business
Bharian online
KUALA LUMPUR: Traders in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman and Raja Laut didukungi claimed losses due to opposition rally today causing many citizens did not visit the shopping area.
In fact, some traders claimed lack of customers almost 80 percent over the previous weekend.
Employee of a phone accessories shop in Jalan Raja Laut, Omiratna Abas, 19, said his shop did not visit clients after opening this morning.
“Our customers up to 80 percent less. I see food outlets and the area is quiet while on the weekend, many of our customers often, “he said.
Dealers Sate Kajang Haji Samsuri in Medan Mara, Romi Yuli, 30, said his business to be hit every time there is such gatherings.
Here is a reply from Mediaperak
Kah Kah Kah!
Jom tengok gambar dari kawan aku kat bawah:
Peniaga di CM kerugian sebab ramai orang makan sampai clear….
***Sumber Berita Dari: http://mediaperak.net/2013/01/13/kl112-jom-baca-komen-berita-harian/
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This comes from the Malay Mail:
4.25pm : Traders have made brisk sales – Muhd Masid Md Daud, 46 from Padang Terap, Kedah said he made a profit of RM4,000 with a capital of RM1,000, selling rojak, nuts and drinks. Burger seller Nasrul Hadi Taruddin, 38, made RM1,500 since 11am.
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2 THE NEW STRAITS TIMES
The NST praises the police for keeping peace but does not stop there: it goes further and lays the ‘good work’ at the feet of Najib!
Rally proves Najib’s reforms work
TROUBLE-FREE: Peaceful Assembly Act implemented by BN government passes test.
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3 January 2013 | last updated at 12:08AM
Public sings praises of police
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3 THE STAR
The Star is also full of praise for the Police for keeping the Rally peaceful. My take on the issue is that, because the Police were there as PEACE OFFICERS, instead of as ANTAGONISTS, Peace reigned.
THE POLICE FINALLY PERFORMED THEIR DUTY IN KEEPING THE PEACE RATHER THAN AS TOOLS OF THEIR POLITICAL MASTERS.
- 13 Jan 2013
- The Star Malaysia
Incident-free
Police successfully deploy new management method to maintain order
The Perhimpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat came and went without incident. Police kept a low profile while ensuring the safety of the thousands of participants making their way to Stadium Merdeka. There were only three infringements of the conditions laid down for the rally: some brought along young children, others carried provocative banners, and the 30,000 limit allowed to enter the venue of the gathering was not observed.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat rally went on smoothly and peacefully with police maintaining a minimal but effective presence to ensure safety and order.
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Police set up 40 beat points within a 1km radius of Stadium Merdeka to facilitate movement of people and vehicles to minimise traffic congestion.
People gathered at various meeting points here as early as 7am for the event. The crowd, dressed in green, yellow and red, arrived at the stadium at 11.15am while groups from Padang Timur, in Petaling Jaya and University Malaya started their walk to the venue at 11am.
ACP Zainuddin said there was neither any untoward incident nor arrest made during the rally, which started with participants walking to the stadium yesterday morning.
Most participants went to designated “check points” before marching to the stadium.
“Police conducted their duties thoroughly to ensure the rally went on smoothly.
“However, there were two cases where two elderly men fainted because the stadium was packed,” ACP Zainuddin said at the police Field Media Centre here.
“We achieved our goal of having zero casualty, Again, it was in the spirit of the Peaceful Assembly Act.”
The orderly situation contrasted with the scenes during the Bersih 2.0 and 3.0 street demonstrations.
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- 13 Jan 2013
- The Star Malaysia
Cops keep rally peaceful
Police successfully deploy new management method to maintain order
From page 1 KUALA LUMPUR: The Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat rally went on smoothly and peacefully with police maintaining a minimal but effective presence to ensure safety and order.
Using a new method of rally management, police deployed only about 200 personnel members – none of them from the Federal Reserve Unit – and did not mount any roadblock in the city.
“This was done in the spirit of the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012,” said Dang Wangi OCPD Asst Comm Zainuddin Ahmad.
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SATURDAY, 12 JANUARY 2013
THE RALLY IS OVER!
ANWAR IBRAHIM SPEAKS!
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HOW LARGE WAS THE CROWD?
Malaysia Chronicle
The police have reduced their earlier estimate of the crowd size at this afternoon’s Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat rally from 80,000 to 45,000 people, both inside and outside Stadium Merdeka in the capital city.
Dang Wangi district police chief Asst Comm Zainuddin Ahmad told a press conference after the rally that there were an estimated 10,000 rally-goers loitering outside the venue during the event, while the remaining were packed into the stadium.
“We estimate that there were about 40,000 people… between 40,000 and 45,000,” he said.
Stadium Merdeka is said to have enough sitting and standing room for some 40,000 people.
Earlier this afternoon, the police had announced on their official Twitter page that the stadium was packed with over 80,000 supporters.
Shortly after that, @PDRMsia removed the tweet, calling it a “technical error” and that the official tally would be announced later by the district police chief.
ACP Zainuddin also announced that the police have opened investigations against rally organisers for violating three conditions during the event, including allowing children to participate, using banners that incite hostility and for exceeding the earlier estimated 30,000 crowd target.
Even 80,000 is too many? Police further reduce estimate of #KL112 crowd to 45,000
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Malaysiakini photo
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Malaysian Chronicle
Saturday, 12 January 2013 11:24
HKR#KL112 RALLY: Crowd size exceeds Bersih 3.0, it may be too late for Umno-BN!
Written by Wong Choon Mei, Nawawi Mohamad, Alaa Soleiman
Stadium Merdeka is not historic’ without reason. It is rather shabby but despite its obvious wear-and-tear it is clean. Somehow, no other place seems capable of being able to encapsulate the feeling of overbrimming good cheer all around the vicinity of this venue today. And despite the care taken by authorities to let slip the information the stadium has a capacity of only 30,000, it can actually accomodate between 80,000 to 100,000. It is understandable that Prime Minister Najib razak and his Umno party would want to play down the number, but those who came will know and distrust the BN government and their media even more.
Today, between 300,000 to 500,000 Malaysians from all walks of life – young and old, men and women, boys and girls – wanted to ‘enjoy’ themselves. They wanted to show they have a stake in this country – in this globe. They wanted to show they are aware of the issues at stake in Malaysia. They wanted their government – whether it is the incumbent BN government or the PR government-in-waiting – to hear them and do something about their demands and grouses.
And today, they hit bulls-eye with the sheer strength of their presence. If Najib and the Umno-BN coalition choose to make light of it, they have only themselves to blame if they are shown the door in the coming general election.
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3.00pm to 5.00pm Crowd size exceeds Bersih 3.0’s 250,000
By now it is clear, the crowd size has exceeded the BERSIH 3.0’s 250,000. In the stadium, its vicinity and throughout the 8 meeting points, seasoned media people and camera crew plus the activists themselves estimate a crowd size of nearly 500,000!
HKR#KL112 RALLY: Crowd size exceeds Bersih 3.0, it may be too late for Umno-BN!
Malaysian Chronicle
Saturday, 12 January 2013 17:46
Organisers of HKR#KL112 rally: Total crowd size was 500,000
Written by Maria Begum, Malaysia Chronicle
Organisers of the mammoth #KL112 rally held in Malaysia’s historic Stadium Merdeka have estimated a crowd attendance of at least 500,000 – less than their one million target but more than enough to send a shiver through Prime Minister Najib Razak’s government.
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Police fudging the numbers?
The official figure released by the HKR#KL112 committee makes Saturday’s rally the largest ever in Malaysia, topping last year’s BERSIH 3.0 which drew more than 250,000. Those present at the Stadium are not surprised at the number.
However, what was shocking were the estimates furnished by the police and used by the government-controlled media. These ranged from a paltry 50,000 to 100,000 and can easily debunked as within the stadium itself and its immediate compound, there would have been at least 150,000. Including the crowds that met at the 8 designated meeting points and along the way to the Stadium, there were tens of thousands more.
Organisers of HKR#KL112 rally: Total crowd size was 500,000
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Pemandangan paling jelas oleh Kwong Yit Jit Poh
Pandangan menakjubkan di Stadium Merdeka.
Pandangan menakjubkan di Stadium Merdeka.
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KL112 rally: 50,000 and counting
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#HKR112 – Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat.
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THE Malay Mail‘s team of photographers – SHAHIR OMAR, RAZAK GHAZALI, ASHRAF SHAMSUL AZLAN, FIRDAUS LATIF and ARIF KARTONO – bring you the rally in pictures. Journalist – IKRAM ISMAIL also contributes to the telling of the story, in pictures, here.
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#KL112. Berita bergambar dan video
thesniper | Jan 12, 2013
Sumber: Rakan-rakan facebook
Dalam Stadium
***Sumber Berita Dari: http://mediaperak.net/2013/01/12/kl112-berita-bergambar/
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HOW THE MAINLINE NEWSPAPERS FOCUS ON THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF THE RALLY
Click on the links and read for yourself how these pro-BN newsmedia try to either demonize or trivalize the Rally.
1 Rally undermines public order, says Pak Lah
Read more: New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/#ixzz2HqjXvLMS
4 Rally participants hold street demos
Rally participants hold street demos
Last updated on 12 January 2013 – 05:49pm
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12, 2013): Participants of the opposition-led rally scheduled at Stadium Merdeka this afternoon started holding street demonstrations around Dataran Merdeka and the vicinity of the venue from around 10.45 this morning.
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Some were shouting “reformasi”, “reformasi” while among them there were those who brought along their children despite this being an offence under the Peaceful Assemblies Act 2012. – Bernama
5 Tunku Abdul Aziz condemns rally
Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim sees clearly, the hands of some opposition leaders behind the rally to obscure the truth about numerous personal problems afflicting them.
On his part, Dr Chandra Muzaffar says it is a shameful act that all champions of freedom and democracy should condemn as crude, vulgar and despicable.
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Sundaily
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12, 2013): The historic Stadium Merdeka, where the nation’s founding fathers declared Independence, was once again witness to history as more than 80,000 Malaysians gathered to demand for clean elections, equality, and environmental protection. The Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Rally) was a spectacle of green, yellow, red and purple as participa [more…]
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KL112 rally: 50,000 and counting
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Pakatan makes 10-point demand
Ensuring free and fair elections tops the list.
KUALA LUMPUR: The opposition coalition, Pakatan Rakyat, made up of PAS, PKR and DAP, has made a 10-point demand to the government and topping the list is for the government to ensure free and fair elections.
Pakatan made its demands known at the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat, attended by some 100,000 opposition supporters, at the historic Stadium Merdeka here today.
The list of demands was announced by PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution at the rally.
“If we come to power we would change the course of the government, away from corruption and race-based policies and politics. No Malaysian would be pushed aside. We will also move in tandem with each other for a better life,” he said when presenting the demands.
Pakatan makes 10-point demand
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Malaysian Insider
80,000 swarm Stadium Merdeka for bumper rally
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 ― The “Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat” rally kicked off before 2pm in Stadium Merdeka today, with a Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leader calling it “the most historic gathering” since Merdeka.
PAS vice-president Datuk Mahfuz Omar thundered the declaration as he started the rounds of speeches inside the iconic venue that was packed to the rafters with over 80,000 people, according to police estimates, all decked in a myriad of colours to represent their respective causes.
“In our 55 years of independence, this is the most historic gathering. In our 55 years of independence, we have traversed very far,” he said to loud cheers.
Police estimated another 5,000 were outside the stadium as the speeches began.
They said the situation was under control and traffic remained smooth despite several marches in the city.
80,000 swarm Stadium Merdeka for bumper rally
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Malaysian Insider
Ambiga rallies crowd to join Bersih’s polls reform campaign
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 ― Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan took Bersih’s fight for electoral reform to the “Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat” rally at Stadium Merdeka this afternoon, urging the crowd of over 80,000 people to help the group spot fraud in the coming polls.
The Bersih co-chairman, who was introduced to the rally as “the iron lady of Malaysia”, said Malaysians should also come out in full force on polling day and exercise their constitutional right to vote for the government of their choice.
“We need help. Help us as observers. In the 13th general election, all must come out to vote. You must,” she thundered to the standing crowd that filled the entire stadium from the open field to the bleachers.
“Ini kalilah. This is it. Repeat after me. This is it. We love Malaysia. This is for Malaysia. And we have hope because of you.
“You, the rakyat, will make the difference. You can help us clean the election. You will rise to the occasion, you will take part in democracy. This is it,” Ambiga said, leading the crowd
Ambiga rallies crowd to join Bersih’s polls reform campaign
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Malaysiakini
100,000 throng Stadium Merdeka for ‘Uprising’ rally
4.14pm – Opposition Leader and PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim finally takes the stage to address the excited crowd.Recalling all the promises offered by Pakatan including the abolition of National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) and reduction of petrol price, he appeals to the people to give the opposition coalition the opportunity to lead the government.“We ask for the chance (to rule the nation), so that the people’s voice will become the sacred voice in ruling this country. Suara rakyat, suara keramat (people’s voice is the sacred voice),” says Anwar, stressing that Pakatan will listen to all the wishes of the people.
Anwar also mentions that Pakatan would support multiple stream education system if it captures Putrajaya.Citing Mandarin as an example, he says Mandarin is not only the language for the Chinese ethnic group, but also an important economic language in this globalised world.The charismatic leader raises the controversial deals involving Boustead-Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (LTAT), businessperson Deepak and Selangor Wanita Umno chief Raja Ropiaah Raja Abdullah.He says the Selangor state government will never allow the land involved in the deals to be developed.“I told Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim… Pakatan Rakyat will not allow the robbed land to be developed.”Before ending his speech, Anwar thanks the police for facilitating the rally, saying that it is a sign of change.Anwar then shouts ‘Merdeka’ seven times before ending his speech. The crowd roars.
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Malaysiakini
2.30pm: Jalan Imbi, Hang Tuah LRT Station – Despite the rally already underway half an hour ago, there are still many participants on the way to the stadium.
Many protesters, dressed in yellow and green, were spotted at the Hang Tuah LRT station. In addition, many Muslims participants just started to walk towards the stadium after their prayers at the Albukhary mosque.
The stadium is about 1km from both the LRT station and the mosque.
Malaysiakini
Downtown Kuala Lumpur is expected to be swamped with thousands of Pakatan Rakyat supporters as part of the coalition’s final show of force ahead of a crucial general election.
2.20pm: Stadium Merdeka – An estimated 70,000 are in and outside stadium. The weather is cloudy but the earlier drizzler has stopped. A police helicopter is seen hovering above the city.
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Sundaily
UPDATES by Radzi Razak, Alyaa Alhadjri, Pauline Wong and Azizul Rahman Ismail.
Event Timeline
1:07pm – PR VP N Surendran addressing crowd.
1:06pm – Crowd outside basketball stadium waiting for others to arrive. Helicopters seen flying low. Speeches mostly by local leaders from out of state.
Malaysiakini
12.59pm: Jalan Sultan/Jalan Hang Jebat – A 5,000-strong crowd marches to Stadium Merdeka, with some shouting “Bersih”.
A few police on motorbikes are seen entering Jalan Sultan, the crowd responds by cheering. The police officers wave and smile at the crowd.
A participant in the crowd has a yellow vest with “My Name is Deepak” scrawled on it.
12pm – Little India – The crowd burst into cheers as the group from University Malaya march across the bridge to join them. They are marching along Jalan Tun Sambathan, heading towards Pasar Seni and onwards to Stadium Merdeka.
12.10pm: Stadium Merdeka – The 10,000-strong crowd has entered Stadium Merdeka and getting a seat to be seated.
About one third of the historic stadium has been occupied by the rally participants. Some of them blowing the vuvuzela horns and some of them shouting slogans such as “reformasi”.
The majority of the crowd are dressed in the iconic yellow and green shirts, which represent the Bersih and Himpunan Hijau movement.
However some of them also wearing the red and black T-shirts with “Royalti” on it, in reference to the Kelantan oil royalty movement.
It is a multiracial crowd, many of whom are PAS supporters.
12.25pm: PWTC LRT station – Three Sabahans spend RM750 each to fly to KL to participate in the rally.
Abdul Momin, 43, says this is the first time he is in Kuala Lumpur to participate in a rally.
“I come here because I want to show that Sabahans are part of the cause for change.”
The former Umno member said he joined Pertubuhan Pakatan Perubahan Sabah, which is led by Beaufort MP Lajim Ukim, who defected from Umno last year.
Malaysiakini
http://www.malaysiakini.com/?&p=29
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Attendees make their way to seats in Stadium Merdeka ahead of the “Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat” rally in Kuala Lumpur January 12, 2013.—Picture by Boo Su-Lyn (Malaysian Insider).
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Free Malaysia Today
Fear of agent provocateurs
Police trucks were seen dropping off plainclothes policemen around the city, alleges a PKR leader.
KUALA LUMPUR: Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) fears that agent provocateurs have been planted by the police to instigate trouble at the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat Rally, scheduled for 2pm at Stadium Merdeka today.
SAMM chief Badrul Hisham Shaharin alleged that early this morning, police trucks were spotted dropping off individuals “who we think are policemen in plainclothes.”
“We fear these people will become agent provocateurs and cause trouble. Then the police will blame us for starting trouble,” he told reporters at the Kampung Baru mosque, where a group of opposition supporters had gathered before marching to Stadium Merdeka.
Fear of agent provocateurs
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Sundaily
LIVE coverage on People’s Uprising Rally
Last updated on 12 January 2013 – 12:31pm
UPDATES by Radzi Razak, Alyaa Alhadjri, Pauline Wong and Azizul Rahman Ismail.
Event Timeline
12:27pm – Crowd of about 5,000 people from Amcorp, Petaling Jaya, Universiti Malaya and Brickfields now arriving on Jalan Syed Putra.
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12.20pm
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A few youths seen at different spots selling Himpunan t-shirts. And no, at the moment everything is smooth with no untoward incident (11.37 am)
As for the big guns, Kadir Sheikh fadzir, Chegu Bard and Nurul Izzah are among party leaders seen at the locations (11:37 am)
In Kg baru, traders said business as usual and some houseowners allo motorists to park their cars in their compound. (12:03 pm)
Groups converged in Brickfields heading to YMCA (12.05 pm)
FRUs are not seen at masjid Negara or Sogo. Only general duty policemen. (12:06 pm)
Read more: HIMPUNAN KEBANGKITAN RAKYAT UPDATES – Latest – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/himpunan-kebangkitan-rakyat-updates-1.200177#ixzz2HpG5aq8o
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Brickfield — at Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat, KL112.
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For ‘live’ coverage, go to
1 The Sun LIVE coverage on People’s Uprising Rally
2 New Straits Times : HIMPUNAN KEBANGKITAN RAKYAT UPDATES – Latest – New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/himpunan-kebangkitan-rakyat-updates-1.200177#ixzz2HozBkp00
3 Malaysiakini Malaysiakini
Malaysiakini
11.45am: Stadium Merdeka – The crowd from Masjid Negara has arrived at the stadium, clogging up the lower half of the main road. Stalls selling refreshments along the streets are doing a roaring business.
11.35am: KLSCAH – About 10,000 people are at Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH), having earlier marched from Masjid Negara. They are now a stone’s throw away from Stadium Merdeka.
11.35am
12 January 2013 | last updated at 11:19AM
HIMPUNAN KEBANGKITAN RAKYAT UPDATES
Thousands have already gathered at KLCC…they then prepared to march to Stadium Merdeka. (11.15 am)
Two small children were spotted with their parents who were holding up banners at KLCC. Both the children were assumingly between 3 and 6 years old. (11.25 am)
Malaysiakini
| 10:08AM Jan 12, 2013 |
Downtown Kuala Lumpur is expected to be swamped with thousands of Pakatan Rakyat supporters as part of the coalition’s final show of force ahead of a crucial general election.
Organisers are hoping that big turnout at the rally – dubbed the People’s Uprising Rally – would sway fence-sitters who are likely to vote based on who will likely to form the next federal government.
The Najib government however appeared to be bending over backwards to ensure that there are no untoward incidents, even if the rally theme itself is brazenly revolutionary.
Not only have the authorities allowed Pakatan to rally at the historic and highly symbolic Stadium Merdeka, the police have stated that its target was for “zero casualty” and have pledge to do without the notorious Federal Reserve Unit (riot police).
Rally organisers are putting the authorities’ new attitude to the test, with plans to hold multiple street processions ahead of the three-hour rally, which is scheduled to begin at 2pm.
Crowd beginning to build up in KL ahead of rally
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Situation @ DATARAN MERDEKA!
* Setiap Peserta Mesti Mengikut Ketua Kumpulan yang Telah diTetapkan ;1 : Masjid Negara ( Hijau ) ;
– YB Khalid Samad
– Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa
– YB Azmin Ali2 : Pasar Seni ( Muslimat / Wanita PR / Purple @ Jingga ) ;
– YB Dr Mariah Mahmud
– YB Teresa Kwok
– YB Elizabeth Wong3 : Universiti Malaya ( Anak Muda ) ;
– Raja Iskandar Al Hiss
– Adam Adli
– YB Nurul Izzah
– Saiful Anang4 : KLCC ( Royalti & ANAK ) ( Merah & Oran ) ;
– YB Husam Musa
– Sdr Mazlan Aliman5 : Bricfield & KL Central ( Bersih / Kuning ) ;
– Zunar Kartunis
– Arun
– FaizalHarap Maklum , Bertindak Mengikut Arahan ;Hj Muhammad Sabu
( Pengarah HKR )
a) BERSIH, untuk pilihanraya yang bersih dan adil, T-SHIRT KUNING.
b) ROYALTI, untuk menuntut Royalti Petroleum bagi negeri-negeri pengeluar hasil petroleum, T-SHIRT MERAH (Kelantan) dan HITAM (Terengganu).
…Continue Reading — with Aco’s pakasolang.
MOB TV interviewing Mr Wong Tack @ Jln Sultan!
Salam Hijau! Keadaan di R&R Temerloh. Siapa yang mengadu Himpunan mengganggu perniagaan? Haish, jumpa di Stadium Merdeka! (kami akan berada di Jalan Sultan) Huhu..
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- 12 Jan 2013
- The Star Malaysia
Keep it Peaceful
Committed to ensuring a peaceful rally at Stadium Merdeka today, police will not deploy FRU personnel or set up any roadblock in the city. For their part, organisers of Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat promised to help maintain order while adhering to the conditions laid down for the gathering.
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- 12 Jan 2013
- The Star Malaysia
Organisers agree to 27 police conditions
KUALA LUMPUR: The organisers of Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat have pledged to ensure that their rally at Stadium Merdeka will be a peaceful one.
The organisers agreed with Dang Wangi police chief Asst Comm Zainuddin Ahmad that the participants would not be provocative or stir up trouble, not bring weapons or dangerous items, not take along children below 15 and not damage public property.
Other conditions include requirements that placards and banners must not carry messages that are hateful or seditious.
PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu said: “We have agreed with the police on the conditions in a meeting on Thursday, and I signed it (the agreement).
Mat Sabu, who is the rally chairman, added yesterday that PAS Unit Amal, Angkatan Muda Keadilan and DAP Socialist Youth would help the police ensure the safety of the participants going to the stadium.
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A Rival for Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat?
Will it be a battle between Pakatan and BN, “Stadium Merdeka vs Tesco Semenyih”?
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Less than 24 hours before Pakatan Rakyat’s mega Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Rally) is scheduled to start tomorrow, Klang Valley residents began receiving SMS invitations to a rival ‘Himpunan Rakyat’.
“Himpunan Rakyat with the prime minister on Jan 12 (Saturday) at Tesco Square Bandar Rinching (in) Semenyih, 9am. Join the festivities,” reads the SMS in Bahasa Malaysia, a forwarded copy of which was obtained by Malaysiakini.
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is expected to attend a gathering by the Indian Progressive Front (IPF) at Dataran Tesco.
The SMS also included the ubiquitous signature “Sayangi Selangor Yakini BN (Love Selangor Believe in BN)”, marking its point of origin as Selangor BN.
The matter was first spotted on social networking sites in messages posted by Klang Valley netizens, many of whom complained the messages came to their phones un-looked for.
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Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat’s organiser had earlier announced that the iconic square would be one of the eight procession meeting points and it would be led by anti-Lynas group, Himpunan Hijau chairman Wong Tack.
Dataran closed ahead of rally, no FRU deployment
DBKL has cordoned off the iconic square – one of the eight procession meeting points for the rally – until at least Sunday for ‘renovation works’.
KUALA LUMPUR: Authorities have beefed up security in the capital and barricaded Dataran Merdeka ahead of tomorrow’s Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat rally at Stadium Merdeka.
A check by FMT this afternoon found that Dataran and nearby Jalan Raja have been declared off-limits. The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) had also erected a signboard which read “the place is closed for all activities”.
Another banner stated that upgrading works were taking place at the iconic square.
FMT learnt that this was done at midnight and the area would be cordoned off until Sunday.
Tourists were also barred from entering the square, while traffic from Jalan Kinabalu was reduced to a crawl due to the sudden road closure.
Meanwhile, the police have deployed a mobile truck near the Sultan Abdul Samad building. A canopy was erected to serve as the police’s press conference spot tomorrow.
Dataran closed ahead of rally, no FRU deploym…
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Countdown for the “People’s Uprising” Rally begins in Umno’s birthplace
THE countdown event for the People’s Uprising Rally to be held tomorrow has just begun at the Kelab Sultan Sulaiman (KSS) field in Kampung Baru. Thousands of people gather with a number of top opposition leaders….. people from all walks of life will take the stage.
KSS is the very birthplace of Umno as it was here in 1946, the Kongres Melayu Semalaya mooted the setting up of Umno.
10.20PM : Selangor Mentri Besar, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim urged participants to show their matured behaviour during tomorrow’s rally.
10.15PM: Anti Lynas chairman Wong Tac takes the stage calling for a new Malaysia tomorrow. The crowd has come prepared for the rain, with umbrellas and raincoats. The rally’s colours – orange, yellow, green and red – are worn by many in the crowd.
“People’s Uprising” Rally begins in Umno’s birthplace
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Free Malaysia Today
Suhakam, Bar Council to monitor rally
Both bodies will send monitoring agents for the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat rally at Stadium Merdeka tomorrow.
PETALING JAYA: Suhakam will send 20 officials to monitor the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat rally tomorrow, said commissioner James Nayagam.
He also said that a few commissioners would be present at the location to monitor the proceedings.
“Our focus will be at the seven meetings points towards the stadium,” he told FMT.
Suhakam, Bar Council to monitor rally
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Ignore all other announcements!
IT WILL BE AT MERDEKA STADIUM.
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Despite Kuala Lumpur police chief Mohmad Salleh’s suggestion for organisers of tomorrow’s People’s Uprising Rally to change the venue to Bukit Jalil, Pakatan Rakyat is determined to keep to its plan to gather at Stadium Merdeka.
PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu said that as Pakatan has already made preparations for Stadium Merdeka, to change venue at the last minute would be impossible.
“This is the final day before the rally. The sound system has already been prepared.” he told reporters at PAS’ headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.
He added that the historic stadium at the heart of the city is a convenient location due to public transportation access, that would be the mode of travel for most participants
Rally at Stadium Merdeka stays put, says Pakatan
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If organisers refuse to move their rally, a showdown with police could be inevitable, despite assurances by the authorities that they would prevent a repeat of the violence that transpired during last April’s Bersih rally in the city.
Malaysian Insider
Rally will be peaceful despite possible showdown
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu gave his assurance that tomorrow’s Himpunanan Kebangkitan Rakyat mega-rally will be peaceful despite a possible confrontation with the authorities after the latter wanted the venue for the gathering changed.
Mohamad had insisted last night that the Pakatan Rakyat-backed rally would be held at the historic Stadium Merdeka, in defiance of the last-minute police suggestion that the gathering be held at the Bukit Jalil Nasional Stadium situated on the outskirts of the capital.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Mohmad Salleh yesterday said PR’s choice of venue will not hold the one million turnout targeted by the organisers, saying the Bukit Jalil stadium, which has a capacity of 100,000, was a better option.
Rally will be peaceful despite possible showdown
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Parents who take children to rallies face prosecution
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Varsities discourage students from tomorrow’s rally
| 12:44PM Jan 11, 2013 |
Several public universities have issued public notices discouraging their students from participating in tomorrow’s People’s Uprising Rally in Kuala Lumpur.
Today Universiti Malaya’s student affairs department posted a notice on their official Facebook saying, “Students are not encouraged to participate in the (People’s Uprising Rally 112).
“It is reminded that this is the semester’s final examinations period, and students need to prioritise this for the sake of their future.
“The excellence, welfare and safety of our students is the university’s priority,” read the posting.
Meanwhile yesterday Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI) posted a notice on their official website telling students to “avoid the rally”.
“The student affairs department and alumni (JHEPA) advises all UPSI undergraduates to avoid involvement in the People’s Uprising Rally …. in any of the locations announced by the organisers,” read the terse notice.
Varsities discourage students from tomorrow’s rally
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GAMES PEOPLE (read ‘POLICE’) PLAY….
Malaysiakini
| 6:45PM Jan 10, 2013 |
The police has urged organisers of the People’s Uprising Rally this Saturday to hold the event at Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil which has a bigger capacity.
In a press release this evening, Kuala Lumpur police chief Mohmad Salleh said Stadium Merdeka, which organisers seek to use, will not cope with a one million turnout targetted by the organisers.
Mohmad said Stadium Merdeka has a capacity of 30,000 and noted that the venue management has set a condition that the organisers must not exceed the capacity.
“In view of the organiser’s goal of gathering one million participants, it is logical to hold the the rally at Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil.
“(The venue) is more suitable and comfortable because it has a bigger capacity and is accessible by public transport, including LRT, and fulfils security needs,” he said.
However, Mahmod did not mention the actual seating capacity of Bukit Jalil, which is 100,000.
Cops: Use Bukit Jalil stadium instead
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Dang Wangi police has relented to the request by the organisers of Saturday rally’s to allow participants to carry banners and placards on that day.
This is, however, providing rally participants do not hurl insults at each other, preach sedition or cause disruption, says the Dang Wangi OCPD Zainuddin Ahmad following a meeting between the latter and rally organisers earlier today.
In the meeting, police accepted the notification by organisers of Pakatan’s Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Rally) and agreed to facilitate the gathering as provided under the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012 (PAA).
Both sides agreed to abide by the 27 conditions for gatherings provided under the Act, with one change in regards to the condition banning banners, placards and other collaterals depicting slogans and logos from such gatherings.
Police relax rule, allow banners at Saturday rally
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According to political activist Hishammuddin Rais, who is on the organising committee, the announcement of designated procession leaders was requested by the police.
Malaysiakini
| 4:51PM Jan 10, 2013 |
Organisers of the People’s Uprising Rally are calling on participants to join eight processions towards Stadium Merdeka before the Saturday rally officially gets underway.
According to the latest instructions by rally organisers, the eight rally points for the procession and the respective leaders of the processions are as follows:
Universiti Malaya mosque
Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR)
Ng Suee Lim (DAP)
Adam Adli (Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia)
Brickfields
Maria Chin Abdullah (Bersih 2.0)
S Arutchelvan (PSM)
Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque @ Zunar (cartoonist)
KLCC
Husam Musa (PAS)
Teng Chang Kim (DAP)
Mazlan Aliman (Anak, PAS)
Jalan Sultan
Ishak Surin (Muafakat)
Tan Kok Wai (DAP)
Central Market
Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud (PAS)
Teresa Kok (DAP)
Elizabeth Wong (PKR)
Dataran Merdeka
Wong Tack (Himpunan Hijau)
Ronnie Liu (DAP)
Kelab Sultan Sulaiman, Kampung Baru
Badrul Hisham Shaharin @ Chegubard (Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia)
Masjid Negara
Azmin Ali (PKR)
Muhajid Yusof Rawa (PAS)
Khalid Samad (PAS)
Eight marches to Stadium Merdeka planned
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Sundaily
Pakatan gets green light for Stadium Merdeka
Last updated on 9 January 2013 – 09:42pm
Pauline Wong
newsdesk@thesundaily.com
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 9, 2013): The organiser of the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Rally) has been given the green light to use the historic Stadium Merdeka for the rally on Saturday.
Rally organising chairman and PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu at a press conference today, said the stadium management had agreed to let the rally take place there, with the same conditions imposed as with any other event.
“We will be discussing any further details with the management at 10am tomorrow,” Mohamad Sabu told a press conference.
He added that the police would also be informed of the terms agreed with the stadium. Among the terms imposed includes a RM75,000 deposit.
Pakatan gets green light for Stadium Merdeka
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Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM), a NGO supporting the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Rally), has claimed to have received a threatening text-message ahead of Saturday’s rally.
It implicates “80 NGOs” including Pekida and Perkasa, as well as Umno Youth, but their representatives could not be immediately reached for comment.
The message, sent two days ago, reads: ‘We will disrupt the illegal assembly…we will wait at the Dataran Merdeka the night before. Do not become national traitor. Do not become Chinese (and) Anwar’s tool.’
Federal Territories SAMM coordinator Shariful Azmir Mustafa warned those involved “not to try and stop democratic processes and freedom of speech”.
Jan 12 rally activists receive ‘threatening SMS’
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WHAT A SURPRISE! NOW, LET’S WAIT AND SEE WHAT THE CATCH IS….
| 3:50PM Jan 9, 2013 |
Pakatan Rakyat’s application to hold its mega-rally at Stadium Merdeka on Saturday has been approved by the management of the venue.
“The management responded to the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat organising committee that the application to use the Merdeka Stadium has been approved,” tweeted Batu MP Tian Chua (left) who sits on the organising committee.
He said the committee is meeting to finalise preparations for the rally, to be held from 2pm to 5pm.
Approved – use of Stadium Merdeka for Jan 12 rally
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PENGUMUMAN JAWATANKUASA HIMPUNAN KEBANGKITAN RAKYAT
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By 12 noon, Tuesday, 9 January, we will know what the venue is.
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PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu has given until noon tomorrow for Stadium Merdeka officials to decide whether Pakatan leaders may use the venue for Saturday’s Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Rally).
He said that following yesterday’s development, stadium officials did not say yes or no to the opposition coalition’s application.
“However, we will await until tomorrow noon as the deadline. If there is no development, we will make an announcement at 4pm tomorrow on where the gathering will be held,” he said.
Noon deadline for Jan 12 rally venue decision
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WILL THE POLICE HELP OR HINDER?
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Pakatan Rakyat said today it has received a guarantee from inspector-general of police Ismail Omar that the cops will merely take on a facilitatory role during its planned Jan 12 rally at Stadium Merdeka.
“The IGP said he wants this rally to be a historic moment where the police can learn from its past weaknesses.
“They (police) will strive to give their best service to ensure the rights of everyone according to law are respected,” said PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution after meeting the IGP this afternoon.
He added that the police had also informed that they will provide marshals who will guide media practitioners during the rally, based on provisions in the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012.
PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu had at 2.30pm today led a delegation of 11 people, including Saifuddin, to meet Ismail at his office in Bukit Aman in the run-up to the rally.
Pakatan: IGP gave us promise to facilitate Jan 12 rally
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This new measure suggests that the police are not ruling out the option of cracking down on the rally – dubbed the People’s Uprising Rally – should protesters pour into the streets of Kuala Lumpur.The organisers have failed to obtain a response to their application to gather at the historic Stadium Merdeka.
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The police have urged journalists covering the opposition Pakatan Rakyat rally this Saturday to wear a special police-issued tag so they can be easily identified.
This unprecedented move appears to be an attempt to avoid a repeat of beatings meted out by police personnel on journalists during the Bersih 3.0 rally last year.
Yesterday, several Malaysiakini journalists received telephone calls from the Kuala Lumpur police contingent requesting a list of those assigned to cover the rally.
The list, to be submitted by tomorrow, is to include personal details such as telephone and MyKad numbers.
When contacted, ACP Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf, assistant to the chief of the Inspector-General of Police Secretariat (Public Relations), said the move is meant to ensure the safety of journalists.
“We don’t want any untoward incident, like the last time,” he said, in reference to Bersih 3.0.
Cops to issue special press tags for Saturday rally
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Why we should all be at the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat rally on 12th January, 2013
Posted on January 7, 2013
In my “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable” post, I had said that I would share with you my thoughts on why I feel we should all be at the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat on 12th January.
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It is not about rallying to ask UMNO / BN for the BERSIH demands, to shut down Lynas, or for anything else.
Other than to convey two stern messages to UMNO /BN.
First, we will show zero tolerance towards any form of cheating on polling day during the 13th GE.
Second, we expect UMNO / BN to peacably surrender power when we beat them at the polls during the 13th GE
In that sense, this rally is, for me, at least, an Anything But UMNO / BN rally.
This takes me, then, to my reasons why I think every able bodied Malaysian should make the effort to be at the rally this Saturday.
I have two.
Find out what these two reasons are: click on the link below.
Why we should all be at the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat rally
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STILL NO REPLY FROM STADIUM MERDEKA….
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With the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Rally) drawing closer, its organiser Pakatan Rakyat has yet to secure Stadium Merdeka as the venue – today, it was snubbed by the management of the premises.
PAS Youth secretary Khairul Faizi Ahmad Kamil (left), who led a delegation to the management’s office in Kuala Lumpur, said Pakatan has been trying to secure the use of the historic venue since two weeks ago, but to no avail.
He said the secretariat had sent a letter to the Merdeka Heritage Trust on Dec 26 last year, requesting the use of the stadium. This was in addition to phone calls to the office.
As there was no response, the Pakatan delegation turned up this afternoon at the doorstep of the management’s headquarters in Menara PNB, Kuala Lumpur.
However, security personnel barred the representatives from meeting the management, explaining that they were “in a meeting”.
Frustrated by more than an hour of waiting, PKR Youth secretary Julailey Jemadi told reporters that he is disappointed with the management.
Stadium Merdeka management snubs Pakatan
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Free Malaysia Today
300,000 for Himpunan rally?
Pakatan Selangor, aiming to mobilise a mammoth crowd on Jan 12 for its people’s uprising rally, hits out at Stadium Merdeka management for delaying approval of the venue.
PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Rakyat Selangor announced today that it would mobilise 300,000 people for the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat scheduled for Jan 12 at Stadium Merdeka.
Selangor PAS commissioner Abdul Rani Osman said that he had informed all his branches and divisions to mobilise its members for the rally.
Speaking at a press conference held at the PKR headquarters, Abdul Rani said: “I hope my fellow PKR and DAP friends from Selangor would urge their members to attend the rally.”
Also present at the press conference were Selangor DAP chief Teresa Kok and state PKR secretary Amirudin Shari.
Also:
No permit yet for Pakatan rally
Perkasa tidak akan halang Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat
Hadi mahu rakyat turun perhimpunan 12 Januari
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Arrogant Information, Communication and Culture Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, is on the attack!
Pakatan Rakyat should not expect any favours from BN controlled areas.
No, a permit for the use of the Merdeka Stadium will not be granted but this will not be communicated to PR until the eleventh hour!
Malaysian Insider
Rais: Choosing mega-rally venue unilaterally shows Pakatan ‘arrogance’
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 6 ― Naming Stadium Merdeka for the January 12 mega-rally without discussing with the police and stadium authorities reflects Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) “arrogance”, said Information, Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.
Organisers of the “Hari Kebangkitan Rakyat” rally hope to draw a million-strong crowd to the historic stadium to protest several issues but have yet to get any approvals, setting the stage for a showdown with the authorities.
“Parties, whether it’s PAS, opposition parties or any non-governmental bodies, cannot force (their) choice of venue where they want to demonstrate,” Rais said, adding this was according to the spirit of the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA).
He said the federal opposition should have negotiated with the police before determining a rally venue.
“This shows arrogance and goes against the laws of the country,” he said in a press conference here.
Rais: Choosing mega-rally venue unilaterally shows Pakatan ‘arrogance’
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Pakatan Rakyat Youth will launch a nationwide Road to KL programme beginning Tuesday as a run-up to the mammoth Jan 12 gathering at the iconic and historic Merdeka Stadium.
The programme will kick-off from the south, north, east coast and central area as a run-up to next Saturday’s main event.
PKR Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin (right) also told Malaysiakini that it had also set- up a team comprising the secretaries-general of PAS, PKR and DAP to meet with the Stadium Merdeka management on Monday to speed up approval of Pakatan’s application to use the stadium that day.
“This is in line with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s call for public gatherings to be held in stadiums and we want to ensure that the stadium issues the approval and that this is done transparently without any problems,” he said.
“We hope the stadium corporation will give its approval, as Pakatan has already submitted its application some time ago,” he sai
Pakatan Youth’s nationwide ‘Road to KL’ curtain raiser
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Pakatan wants Najib to keep his promise but will he? Really?
Watch out for scams of 2013
We the ordinary citizens are scammed 24/7. We are surrounded by cronies and scammed by cronies.
We are going to start the year being scammed with a recycled scam! This scam, which is in fact a con-trick, was used before the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9, 2011.
In this trick, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak had made a statement that prior to the rally, the Bersih organisers can make use of a stadium. But when the Bersih organisers voiced out that they want to use Stadium Merdeka, it was turned down.
Now that Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (HKR) will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 12, Stadium Merdeka will again be in the limelight.
Mohamad Sabu, the PAS deputy president, had announced that the application to use Stadium Merdeka was made last year. As at the time of writing, the permit to use the stadium has yet to be issued. Looks like the same thing is going to happen as in the second Bersih Rally and so a repeat of this con-trick will be labelled as Stadium Trick 2.0.
Read about the other scams you may expect!
Watch out for scams of 2013
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Opposition pact Pakatan Rakyat wants Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to hold true to his promise to allow mass gatherings at Stadium Merdeka and green-light their Jan 12 Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Rally).
“We are confident that the PM will ‘tepati janji’ (keep his word),” said PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu who heads the rally’s organising committee, making a pun of BN’s ‘Janji Ditepati’ (Promises Delivered) slogan.
He said this when asked what will Pakatan do if their application to hold their rally at the iconic stadium is rejected.
The PM made the promise prior to the massive Bersih 3.0 rally last year.
The premier has asked the Bersih steering committee to reconsider their street rally and hold it at stadiums like Stadium Merdeka instead.
Pakatan wants PM to ‘tepati janji’ over Jan 12 gathering
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Malaysia Insider
Organisers pledge peaceful rally on Jan 12
PETALING JAYA, Jan 2 ― The Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat mammoth rally planned for Kuala Lumpur on January 12 will be a peaceful affair, its organisers pledged today.
The organisers also decided that the rally will be in Stadium Merdeka and started negotiating with the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) today to secure the venue.
“We guarantee that the gathering will go on in peace,” PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu said here.
Organisers pledge peaceful rally on Jan 12
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Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat 112 : Kuasa Rakyat Di Pilihanraya Dinafikan…
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HIMPUNAN KENAGKITAN RAKYAT
(THE PEOPLE’S UPRISING RALLY)
12 JANUARY 2012
2-5pm
Merdeka Stadium
Simultaneous protests are also planned in Sabah, Sarawak, New York, London, Hong Kong, Perth and Melbourne.
The protest is to urge the next government to fulfil the demands of various groups, including Bersih’s eight demands for free and fair elections, to stop damaging the environment, to release Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees, to provide free tertiary education, to save Felda, and to pay oil royalties to the Kelantan government.
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11 January 2011
5.00pm
Rapat Kemuncak Mengira Detik(The Ultimate Countdown Gathering)
This is the arena of celebration for participants of the People’s Uprising Rally.
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Pakatan is planning a pre-rally gathering in Kuala Lumpur on the eve of their Jan 12 Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Rally) to be held at the iconic Merdeka Stadium.
Dubbed the Rapat Kemuncak Mengira Detik (Ultimate Countdown Gathering), the event will take place from 5pm onwards at the Sultan Sulaiman Club field in Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur.
Pakatan leaders Anwar Ibrahim, Abdul Hadi Awang, Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Lim Guan Eng, Mohamad Sabu and others are expected to speak, with former popular rock band star turned religious motivator Azhar Mohd Idrus due to make an appearance in the afternoon along with other entertainers.
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Malaysian Insider
January rally to go on even without permit, says activist
Assistant News Editor
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 ― The Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Rally) mass event next January 12 will go on at Stadium Merdeka even without the authorities’ permit to use the iconic venue, The Malaysian Insider understands.According to social activist Hishammuddin Rais, event organisers are still waiting for a response from the KL City Hall on their application for Stadium Merdeka, which was sent some time last week.
But he noted that even without permit, rally-goers could gather peacefully in the areas surrounding the stadium.
“I am just paraphrasing Md Sabu… if there is no stadium permit, we gather around it,” he said, referring to PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu, who is chairman of the event.
“I don’t think there will be any chaos, unless the cops are going to come running again. But I think the time is not conducive for this… but we shall cross the river when we get there,” Hishammuddin told The Malaysian Insider.
Should the event proceed without permission, the streets of the capital will again become the focus of international attention as major civil society movements nationwide, along with PR parties and other anti-government proponents, gather to demand a string of key issues ahead of national polls.
January rally to go on even without permit, says activist
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PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu has called on all those with grouses against the government to attend the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (People’s Uprising Rally) on Jan 12.
“This (protest) is organised by all NGOs and political parties that want to make a change, including DAP, PAS, PKR, Parti Sosialis Malaysia and other parties, NGOs and by people who are not part of any NGO.
“Whoever is angry with the government is invited to vent their anger in a peaceful manner that is democratic, as practised worldwide,” the Islamic party leader who is widely known as Mat Sabu told a press conference today.
Come vent your anger against gov’t, peacefully
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