· July, 2011

Stories about Malaysia from July, 2011

Malaysia: Letter of Catholics to Pope

  28 July 2011

A letter signed by 365 Catholics and other Christians in Malaysia was sent to Pope Benedict XVI expressing concern about the timing of the visit of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak in the Vatican. They remind the Pope that Najib used “unnecessarily excessive force” in dispersing a democracy walk early...

Malaysia's first yoga festival

  18 July 2011

Malaysia's first yoga festival was held last weekend in Sepang along the Straits of Malacca. It was attended by more than 250 participants.

Malaysia: Facebook Netizens Want Prime Minister to Resign

  15 July 2011

A Facebook page demanding the resignation of Malaysia’s Prime Minister has gathered almost 200,000 supporters a few days after it was created. The campaign was initiated on the same day when thousands of people marched in the streets during the Bersih 2.0 pro-democracy rally which was violently dispersed by the police.

Malaysia: Bersih 2.0 Rally Rattles the Government

  11 July 2011

It was organized to push merely for electoral reforms but Malaysia's huge Bersih rally last weekend which was violently dispersed by the police has grown into a political movement that threatens the image and stability of the government. Bersih is now called by many people as the name of Malaysia's revolution

Malaysia: Bersih Rally on Social Media

  9 July 2011

More than 1,400 people were arrested by the police in today’s Bersih 2.0 rally which was organized to push for electoral reforms in Malaysia. Police used teargas to disperse a crowd which reached up to 50,000 according to the organizers.

Malaysia: Online Reactions to Bersih 2.0 Rally

  7 July 2011

The planned street rally this weekend in Malaysia known as Bersih 2.0 will now take place inside a stadium. Netizens continue to discuss the impact of Bersih as the movement gathers momentum throughout the country.

“Century of the World”

  6 July 2011

Former Malaysian Prime Minister and popular blogger Mahathir Mohamad discussed the prospects of the 21st century and concluded that it would be “neither an Asian century nor a European century. It is more likely to be the century of the world.”

Malaysia: More Arrested Before Planned Rally

  5 July 2011

More people have now been arrested in Malaysia for supporting the Bersih 2.0 rally that is planned to happen on the 9 July, 2011. Some were arrested merely for wearing Bersih T-shirts. The Bersih rally, which has been declared illegal by the government, is organized to demand transparent and clean elections.

Malaysia: Planned Rally Calling for Fair Elections Banned

  1 July 2011

The monumental 2007 Bersih rally in Malaysia is going to have a sequel. A Bersih 2.0 democracy walk on July 9 has been organized where supporters of the cause for a clean and fair elections will march through Kuala Lumpur before handing a memorandum to the King. But the government has already declared it illegal.