The BN government has long denied Malaysians the right to peacefully assemble. All kinds of excuses are given, usually relating to claims that any big rally will end up in chaos and violence. The recent Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat has proven them wrong. It was a historical breakthrough. Teresa argues that peaceful rallies are always possible…
Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat #KL112: People’s Power
Hidup! Hidup! Hidup Rakyat! This is a historic moment for Pakatan Rakyat and NGOs. Wao!! I just can’t imagine we can fill up Stadium Merdeka and we have equally big crowd outside the stadium too. When I was asked what’s the turnout, I said it was easily 100k+. The rally told us that peaceful assembly…
Honor your promises, the IGP told.
Both the IGP and Dang Wangi OCPD had agreed that the Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat 112 could be held at Stadium Merdeka and promised that the police officers will be sent to ensure the safety of the participants during the rally. However, the organizing committee was told yesterday evening that the rally should be moved to…
‘Allah’ is universal God
Free Malaysia Today by Awang Abdilah KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 9, 2013 Many Muslim scholars and politicians fear that the Bible and related publications using the word “Allah” as God will influence and confuse “innocent” Muslims, making them susceptible to being converted to Christianity. If a Muslim wants to stray from his faith, there are…
Pakatan: Non-Muslims can use ‘Allah’
Free Malaysia Today by G. Vinod KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 8, 2013 Pakatan Rakyat today announced that it has no qualms about non-Muslims using the word “Allah” to refer to God as long as it is not misused. Speaking at a press conference here today, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said that “Allah”, which is…
Weekly Podcast: DAP honest about election mistakes, unlike BN; Critics hypocritical
DAP has been roundly slammed by BN-controlled mainstream media for admitting to mistakes in its CEC election results. In her latest podcast, Teresa Kok gives some insight into the process that went into verifying and rectifying the mistake. She also explains why the party chose to reveal the mistakes despite the backlash that would surely…
Teresa bidas sikap Timbalan Pengerusi SPR
Rocketkini.Com KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 7, 2013 Timbalan Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya Malaysia (SPR), Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar diminta bersikap profesional, bebas dan berkecuali serta tidak mencampuri urusan mana-mana parti politik, termasuk DAP. Naib Pengerusi DAP Kebangsaan, Teresa Kok, berkata Wan Ahmad tidak sepatutnya mengulas mengenai kesilapan teknikal yang tidak disengajakan berlaku pada pemilihan…
Kit Siang: Difficult days for DAP
By Leven Woon Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR | Jan 7, 2013 The DAP election fiasco provided a field day for the mainstream media while DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang said these were the most difficult days in the party’s 47-year old history. Lim pointed out that the mainstream media is controlled by the BN…