No freedom of assembly for green protestors?

Bersih 2.0 chief Ambiga Sreenevasan has described police move to revoke the permit for this morning’s “Green Solidarity 109″ rally as “bullying” from Kuala Lumpur.
“What that looked like to me was to bully and to intimidate,” said Ambiga during a post-rally press conference at a restaurant in Kuantan at noon.

The rally’s permit was abruptly witihdrawn last night and local council authorities moved in immediately to dismantle the rally’s makeshift tents and stage.

Police disrupt 2,000-strong ‘Green Rally’

Police interference failed to dampen the spirit of the “Green Solidarity 109″ rally as some 2,000 participants thronged the beach at Taman Gelora, Kuantan, in support of communities threatened by the destruction of their environmental.

The rally was cut short by half an hour after police moved in to prevent its speakers from making their speeches.
Organised by a coalition of environmental NGOs, the event had initially been granted a permit but it was withdrawn last night in favour of a national service event.

The Federal Government Budget 2012

Budget a bitter harvest for farmers

Once again the national budget has forgotten
the farming community in Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU: While civil servants, soldiers, police, pensioners and a raft of private sector workers have gained some handouts from the 2012 Budget, the farming community in the state can only stare in envy.

For them there was nothing to smile about after Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak on Friday unveiled his budget for 2012 along with a “national transformation policy” geared towards lifting the country to developed nation status by 2020.

Budget 2012: Nothing for Sabah

By Queville To, FMT

KOTA KINABALU: Former chief minister, Yong Teck Lee, said he is disappointed with the 2012 budget as once again Sabah is being treated as the poor cousin.

He said Sabah is considered the poorest state in Malaysia but Najib’s budget is only pandering to sectors where Barisan Nasional is likely to get votes.