Current events and related articles
t.co/xjzmKIU Mal. Insider - Putrajaya (administrative center of the nation) freezes bus permits
www.nst.com.my/nst/artic...... NST - Ban on Bersih items stays
www.themalaysianinsider.... Please note this seems to have a rather radical slant to its writing, but quotes should still be quotes
And heading to bed! I will link more news and updates in the morning as I find them. Stay safe everyone.
Rumors persist of social media shutdowns (phone, cellphone, internet) and road closures, but no news sources to link dispelling or verifying
... whup disregard
The roads at least are reported here.
www.themalaysianinsider.... And leaders of all three groups served orders not to enter the city.
www.malaysiakini.com/new... Again, please be safe, *everyone* involved.
Patriot demonstration on motorbikes (June 27) in front of Parti Keadilan Rakyat offices
bersih.org/wp-content/up... Table of Bersih-related arrests updated to 4th July
Potential relocation of the rally site also restricted by the police.
www.themalaysianinsider.... UMNO Youth Chief, a more moderate group that had bowed out of their counter rally when Bersih changed their
rally plans to the stadium, speaks out against the restrictions court ordering 90 people from all three groups away from the city.
www.nst.com.my/nst/artic... NST is reporting that a permit would be expedited. Also information on crowd control measures being taken
within Bersih
bersih.org/?p=4307#more-... In this article, statements from the UK chapter of Bersih, detailing events in brief, as well as several
human rights groups responses to it.
bersih.org/?p=4310#more-... Word from 6 of the detainees held under Emergency Ordinance (without right of visitations, laywer and without
being charged for a crime)
Several articles have mentioned the police standing on the grounds that Bersih has not filed a registration with them. This article
explains more about that stance and why it continues: shared.malaysiakini.com/...
Something of a Catch-22
Also as an update, I had mentioned earlier, rumors to the effect of an internet/phone outtage on the 9th. The government has issued a
statement saying that it is false, and warns that the police will arrest those spreading those rumors.
www.nst.com.my/nst/artic... And another source, NST, a mainstream media reporting that the police would deny a permit
www.nst.com.my/nst/artic... NST- reporting that Perkasa is applying for a stadium on the same day
online.wsj.com/article/S... Former ambassador to Malaysia and writer for the Wall Street Journal speaks up
malaysia-today.net/mtcol... Reprinted in full here