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Yes, apparently there’s more footage :O

From Nurin to Chief Justice:   A Collapse of Law and Order?

Organizer: Institut Kajian Dasar (IKD)
Date: 29 Sept 2007, Saturday
Time: 2.15pm - 4.30pm
Venue: Corus Hotel, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur

Speakers:

Anwar Ibrahim (Ketua KeADILan, Former Deputy Prime Minister)
Tunku Abdul Aziz (Transparency International)
Lim Chee Wee (Secretary Bar Council)
Param Cumaraswamy (Former UN Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers)

Pls come earlier to ensure you have your seat.

(Updates) Protests all across Southeast Asia today. Most significant was in Jakarta, where50 Indonesian foreign ministry officials, dressed in red shirts, observed a period of silence to express solidarity with Myanmar’s pro-democracy protestors.

“We pray that the people of Myanmar will enjoy peace,” said Umar Hadi, the ministry’s director of public diplomacy.

Wisma Putra - when are *you* going to do the same? Or it’s business with the junta as usual?

News from inside Burma, from my friend, Khin Ohmar, who’s coordinating information outflow, after internet has been cut off in Rangoon.

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi said, “Fear is a Habit; I am not Afraid.”

The people marching on the streets cry out: “WE CAN’T LOSE AGAIN!!!!”

As of this posting (4:00 Burmese Std Time), people in Burma are continuing with their defiance and gathering on the streets again in downtown Rangoon despite of the extreme use of force and violence by the authorities that they have experienced and witnessed over the past twodays – the beating, shooting and killing, and the continuing arrests. There have placed double barricades blocking that no one gets near to Sule Pagoda where shooting and killing took place yesterday.

At least 10,000 or so protesters are gathering around the Theinggyi market area in downtown Rangoon and trying to get into group. But soldiers (Battalion 66 as shown on the badges) are patrolling in the area and when they see people starting gathering they fire guns into the air, chase the people and beat and arrest those who could not run.

An hour ago, this is the update on people arrested: About 10 people, mostly young women, were arrested in front of Ministers Office (Wongyimyar Yone), Ahnawrata Road. About 50 have been arrested in Theingyi market area. There can be more that we don’t have information yet.

In spite of the international outcry, the Burmese junta continues to prove who they are and challenge the world community as they continue to commit the violence against the people. (Cut)

(EARLIER) Some 2,000 Burmese and Malaysians joined in a solidarity protest to support the democratic movement in Burma and to protest against the killings of monks, civilians and a journalist.

This was one of the fastest mobilisations to date, as a decision was only firmed around 9 pm last night among the organisers.

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RADIATION OF METTA & CANDLE-LIGHT PROCESSION

FOR PEACE IN MYANMAR

Sunday, 30 September 2007 - 06:00 pm

Sri Lanka Buddhist Temple,

Jalan Tujuh, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur

TENTATIVE PROGRAM