Category: Bersih 3.0 Stories

#Bersihstories – You can make a difference – John Khoo, Sydney, Australia

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My name is John Khoo and I left Malaysia in 1971, 41 years ago to study in Perth Australia and am now a citizen of Australia since 1975.  I belong to the early generation of youths who felt they fell victims to the NEP that was hijacked by the UMNOputras.  I was never eligible for any hand outs even if the NEP was to follow its true aims because my parents were considered middle class and I never had straight “As”.  However, I was a genius compared to the majority…

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#Bersihstories: Why Malaysians overseas are joining Global Bersih 3.0 – Yolanda Augustin

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April 24, 2012 APRIL 24 – My name is Yolanda Augustin and I left Malaysia 14 years ago to study in the UK, where I now live and work as a doctor. I’m writing to explain what inspired me to get involved in the Bersih movement and global solidarity work for Malaysia. For many years, I felt a sense of helplessness and frustration as I followed Malaysian current affairs and saw the country I grew up in stuck in a downward spiral of poor governance and deteriorating civil liberties and…

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#bersihstories – Clement Ting, Petaling Jaya (formerly in Melbourne)

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Clement Ting, second from bottom, right I was once a Malaysian that held 0% interest in politics and love for the country. I had the belief that as long as I can stand on my own two feet and excel academically, I will be able to succeed anywhere in the world. I never had much love for the country much as I felt the country did not have much love for me. I studied in Australia for my 3 year degree where I had planned to migrate, live there, and die…

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Green Left: Bersih 3.0 democracy movement plans mass sit-in on April 28 – Peter Boyle

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Original post by Peter Boyle available here.   The Global Bersih 2.0 rally in Melbourne, Australia, on July 9, 2011. Photo by Sean Seymour-Jones/GLW. The Bersih 2.0 mobilisation was banned by the government which set up roadblocks around the capital Kuala Lumpur, carried out pre-emptive arrests of activists and tried to ban the wearing of yellow clothes, the colour code used by the movement. Yet on the July 9 some 50,000 defied the riot squad, tear gas attacks and 1600 arrests and took to the streets… It became the “Malaysian Spring”…

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#bersihstories – Salam Bersih dari Kuala Lumpur ke Kota New York – Nurul Shaheedah

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Nurul Syaheedah Jes Izman / Photo: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Pagi hari yang cerah disinar mentari,dihiasi pepohon hijau dengan daun berjuta melambai sayu. Tanah subur bersulam bunga berbagai warna diatas bumi diiringi bunyi kicauan burung-burung,  menjadi petanda hari bersejarah yang bakal diukir. Sambil menyaksikan segala keindahan alam serta kesibukan insan di Kota New York, hati bersyukur kepada tuhan akan kebebasan yang dinikmati di bumi orang. Sebaliknya hati terasa hiba lagi terharu memikirkan apa yang telah berlaku di tanah air sendiri 12 jam yang lalu. Sememangnya saya bersyukur dengan apa…

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