Malaysia - Truly asia or ????
Visiting Malaysia - Think again
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Police fired tear gas and detained hundreds of activists as more than 20,000 demonstrators massed Saturday across Malaysia’s main city demanding electoral reforms in the country’s biggest political rally in years.
Authorities took extraordinary security measures to deter Saturday’s rally by sealing off roads, closing train stations and deploying trucks with water cannons near the Independence Stadium in downtown Kuala Lumpur where activists sought to gather
Witnesses said riot police armed with batons charged at some protesters and dragged them into trucks. Some were seen bleeding, but police could not confirm any injuries.
Supporters of the Bersih coalition were also planning solidarity marches over the weekend in foreign cities, including in Australia, Britain, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and the United States.
In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. has been communicating to Malaysia the importance of respecting human rights, including freedom of expression and assembly.
Malayasia is a far more peaceful place in comparison to politically instable Thailand where not so long ago there was a hijack at the airport by anti goverment PDA. Not to mention the economic status in Malayasia which is far far better than Thailand.
They must be demandiing more freedom and to live with respect and dignity and the free and fair elections next door in Thailand must have made made the Malaysians more aware of their rights and freedom of speech and public gatherings without requesting for permissions for each and every public gathering
everywhere there has to be something or other, people cannot stay peace fully anywhere in this world!!!!!!!
Seems like on one in the world wants to leave in peace. What is wrong with the Malaysians now? What are they protesting?
oh... the US and Europes politrics entered in Malaysia also...???
what do you meant by" not suprised at all"?
Am not surprised at all.