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Who are the firms backing Bersih?
Propaganda:Facebook video accusing Mahathir and his cronies of trying to topple the BN government…
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25 Oct 2016
Kok fears that Rahman will face Ali Rustam’s fate
Ali Rustam was defeated in an Umno stronghold after the Malacca Government under him blacklisted over 20 local contractors.
She cited the Malacca experience.
In 2000, she reminded, the Malacca Government under Ali Rustam blacklisted over 20 local contractors for allegedly supporting the Opposition during the 1999 General Election.
The state government also ended the services of 21 panel doctors and closed its fixed deposit accounts at two banks over allegations that it had pro-opposition employees.
“Did these Malays who became victims of Ali Rustam’s politics of vengeance switch their support to BN or Umno?” she asked. “The answer is no.”
Ali Rustam had also called on federal agencies and privatized federal bodies to stop doing business with opposition supporters, she recalled.
However, noted Kok, his call did not receive any support from the Federal Government.
Ali Rustam was defeated in Bukit Katil, a traditional Umno stronghold, in the 2013 General Election, she pointed out.
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24 Oct 2016
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malaysiakini.com @malaysiakini 4 hours ago
#Letters Will Umno also blacklist Gerakan’s Tan Keng Liang?
Last month, I read a news article stating that Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang had offered to sponsor a stadium for Bersih. He claims that Bersih should hold the upcoming rally in a stadium and not on the streets.
The offer by Gerakan is clearly a kind of sponsorship to Bersih.
So, will Umno also blacklist Tan since he is also ‘sponsoring’ Bersih?
I hope Abdul Rahman can answer this. And please walk the talk on this.
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#ALERT: EPU & UKAS have identified several pro-Bersih companies, will no longer work with them: Rahman Dahlan
EPU, UKAS cut ties with companies which had sponsored Bersih rallies http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/10/183014/epu-ukas-cut-ties-companies-which-had-sponsored-bersih-rallies
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Selangor govt blacklisted companies which had supported Umno, says Noh Omar
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“When waste management services were taken over by local governments in Selangor, those contractors were blacklisted,” he said when met by reporters at the Parliament lobby today.
Noh was commenting on the recent announcement by Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan that the government will blacklist government-linked companies that provide financial support to electoral watchdog Bersih 2.0.
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23 October 2016
Maria: Rahman has no right to blacklist companies
PETALING JAYA: Bersih 2.0 chairman Maria Chin Abdullah, shocked by a government threat to blacklist Bersih sponsors, has demanded to know Abdul Rahman Dahlan’s reasons for making the threat.
Rahman, who supervises the Economic Planning Unit and Public-Private Partnership Unit, said companies seeking government contracts would be scrutinised to see if they were helping to fund Bersih.
Chin said it was a shocking decision as Bersih, a reform coalition of varous groups, was formed to fight corruption, and for good governance and free and fair elections.
“What issue does he have against Bersih? Is it anti-corruption, or clean and fair elections? He is intimidating companies (by threatening to blacklist them),” she said.
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Chin said Rahman had no right to dictate which company could fund Bersih, as it was a “free market and it comes under the freedom of association.”
Rahman did not have the right to discriminate against the business communities. “We are not selling firearms. We are just fighting for clean elections and we are against corruption,” she said.
Chin pointed out that Bersih had often invited politicians from both sides to join their rallies and convoy.
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‘Govt to blacklist companies who fund Bersih’
Rahman Dahlan promises immediate action, says companies that seek government contracts to be scrutinised.
PETALING JAYA: Companies that provide funds for the Bersih 5 rally next month are to be blacklisted from government contracts, according to Minister in the Prime Minister’s department Abdul Rahman Dahlan.
“The time to be soft and tolerant has ended,” he was quoted as saying today after Mingguan Malaysia editors had called for government action against sponsors of reform group Bersih.
As a minister in the prime minister’s department, Rahman Dahlan has responsibilities over the Economic Planning Unit and the Public-Private Partnership Unit. The two agencies handle government projects.
He said he would request the two agencies to scrutinise all companies that seek contracts from the Federal Government.
“Companies that are evidently supporting this illegal gathering will be blacklisted immediately,” he said, according to Malay Mail Online. “Companies that help a movement that jeopardises the economic safety of the country will be ostracised.”
malaysiakini.comUtusan urges Putrajaya to ‘blacklist’ Bersih’s sponsors
Utusan Malaysia has urged Putrajaya to blacklist businesses which funds electoral reforms pressure group Bersih’s ongoing roadshow.
In an article by Awang Selamat today, the daily said that it was wrong for businesses to back a group that is tyring to depose a democratically elected government.
“Another issue which needs attention is the business dealings or award of contracts to companies and entrepreneurs who sponsor the series of Bersih gatherings.
“This issue has been repeatedly raised to Awang’s. These pro-Bersih companies should rightfully be blacklisted,” read the article written by the Umno-owned daily’s senior editors under the same pseudonym.
The article also claimed that state governments that are not administered by BN often had the same policy of “blacklisting” companies which are seen as the “enemy”.
“What is happening now is (Putrajaya) is empowering the guilty parties.
“These businesses are making a profit which are used to fund Bersih which wants to overthrow a government outside the democratic process,” read the article.
In view of this, the authors urged Putrajaya to take preemptive action against the “Bersih 5 threat”.
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