Malaysian opposition rallies for change - What about
Singapore?
[SDP's note]: Mr Anwar Ibrahim's piece in the next post about the
lack of democracy and the rule of law in Malaysia reminds one of
the political situation in Singapore. Yet the Malaysian opposition
and civil society are courageously and vociferously calling for
political change. What about us in Singapore?
A mammoth opposition rally planned for next week threatens to
expose examples of vote-buying, gerrymandering, fraudulent
electoral rolls and blatant use of public resources to win votes in
Malaysian elections, unless the government is able to stop
it.
Organized by BERSIH, a coalition of four main opposition political
parties and 67 civil rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs),
the rally is the first concerted effort to change the election
rules ahead of the country's 12th general election, widely expected
to be held by March.
continued...
http://www.singaporedemocrat.org/articleaseanrightsbody12.html
Anwar Ibrahim on freedom, democracy and the rule of
law
http://www.singaporedemocrat.org/articleAsiaDemocracy3.html