Year: 2012

#bersihstories – Melanie Ng, Perth Australia

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Melanie Ng writing from  Perth, Australia  I am not a Malaysian but I am married to a Malaysian and both my children were born in Malaysia. We have been members of a Bersih group in Perth, Australia for the past year. It all started before 709. We had been keeping an eye on what was happening in Malaysian politics and really felt that it was time the country had a different government. We knew that corruption was the root cause of all Malaysias problems and the country was controlled by…

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Press Release: Malaysians worldwide stand up for ‘Duduk Bantah’ and Bersih 3.0 – Global Bersih

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17 April 2012 MALAYSIANS in 41 global cities and 14 countries will rally worldwide in solidarity with BERSIH 3.0’s Duduk Bantah, the sit-in protest calling for a comprehensive reform of Malaysia’s undemocratic electoral system. Held under the auspices of Global Bersih, the worldwide rallies will be timed to coincide with BERSIH 2.0’s third call for fair and free elections, scheduled for 2pm at Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) in Kuala Lumpur on 28 April 2012. Bersih – which means ‘clean’ – is a civil society movement based in KL and comprising…

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