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IT WAS PEACEFUL BUT NOT FOR LONG…
Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos has told protesters to disperse and promised to seek “action” against Chinatown traders #Merah169
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At Petaling Street standoff, #Merah169 protesters say ‘Ini Tanah Melayu’ (VIDEO)
Malay Mail Online @themmailonline 3 hours ago
At Petaling Street standoff, #Merah169 protesters say ‘Ini Tanah Melayu’ http://bit.ly/1OXrXAk
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 — #Merah169 protesters attempting to force their way past police into Petaling Street said they are entitled to enter the area as the country is “Malay land”.
In a standoff with police who earlier fired water cannons at the protesters in order to force their dispersal from the entrance to “Chinatown”, rally-goers remain adamant on marching through the street that is home to businesses perceived as Chinese-owned.
“This is Malay Land; it was the Malays who won our independence, not the Chinese. We have a right to be here,” said one rally organiser.
Riot police form a wall at the entrance of Petaling Street to prevent protesters from entering the area, September 16, 2015. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
The situation in Petaling Street remains on edge even as the larger rally at Padang Merbok began winding down at 6pm, despite organisers previously saying the event would continue until midnight.
Police had briefly deployed their water cannon trucks at Petaling Street after #Merah169 attendees threw water bottles and stones at the officers preventing the crowd from entering the tourist spot.
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#Merah169 refuse to leave Chinatown “This is Malay land. It was the Malays who won independence, not the Chinese. We’ve a right to be here.”
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#Merah169 organisers say they were not the ones responsible for throwing stones and bottles at cops in Petaling St
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Reporter chased away from #Merah169, called ‘Cina gila babi’ http://bit.ly/1OXfRaw
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Bung Moktar BUNGLES!
Star
Wednesday September 16, 2015 MYT 4:13:32 PM
Himpun 16: Bung under fire for tweeting wrong picture
PETALING JAYA: Kinabatang MP Bung Moktar Radin has come under fire for tweeting a wrong picture on his twitter account.
The picture was allegedly about the ongoing Himpun16 but turned out to be of a completely different rally.
The original photo was an anti-GST rally at Dataran merdeka.
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It’s PEACEFUL!
Malaysian Insider LIVE: Showdown at Jalan Petaling, FRU moves in https://shar.es/17XKqw
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#RedShirt rally: Water cannon deployed against protesters in Kota Raya area after bottles, stones thrown at police
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Crowds have scattered with police surging in after firing water cannons at “red shirt” rally protesters in #Malaysia
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‘Red Shirt’ protesters at Chinatown on Petaling Street in support of Malaysian government http://bit.ly/1LfISPE
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BREAKING: Police use water cannon to disperse “red shirts” marching through Kuala Lumpur http://bit.ly/1Kpujs0
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‘Malay pride’ rally heightens race sensitivities in Malaysia http://ebx.sh/1igqgTT
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#RedShirt rally: Federal Reserve Unit monitoring the situation at Petaling Street.
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#RedShirt rally: Some of the protesters at Petaling Streets.
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Follow our live #Himpun16 coverage on Storify. Do tweet us by using the #Himpun16 hashtag. http://bit.ly/1LfNNAd
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Malay Mail Online @themmailonline 2 hours ago
Rani Kulup aka Kipidap in full flow at Padang Merbok #Merah169
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https://twitter.com/themmailonline
Zurairi AR #TeamMalayMailOnline reunited at #Merah169 Padang Merbok. Hidup Melayu! @mayuism @themmailonline
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Cops use water cannon to disperse Red Shirts at Petaling Street #Merah169
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Pesaka President Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam said there have been many who have insulted the country, Islam and the Malays of late. #Merah169
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Cops put up new line to prevent red shirts from entering Low Yat Plaza #Merah169
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Dang Wangi OCPD Zainol Samah escorting a Red Shirt in Petaling St to prove point Malays are allowed there #Merah169
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FRU officers appear in Petaling Street #Merah169
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Police allowed a few of these red shirts to enter Petaling Street and make symbolic chants #Merah169
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Rally turns chaotic as protesters breach police lines in KL http://bit.ly/1UUz8Ai
Thousands of red shirts swarm popular Petaling Street. ― Picture by Kamles KumarKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 16 ― Thousands of red shirts are thronging the city’s streets, pushing through several police cordons into the popular Bukit Bintang tourist hotspot, after they were previously allowed to march through the area.
As the groups charged through the barriers past shuttered shops, scores of uniformed enforcers are seen running helter skelter as they attempted to keep the situation under control.
Earlier, a minor face-off saw the police allow demonstrators march into the Bukit Bintang area but the group of red-shirted rally participants were later diverted to Jalan Sultan Ismail.
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