KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 — Bersih chairman Mohamad Faisal Abdul Aziz has reassured critics that the movement’s street protests are not mere political theatre, Malaysiakini reported today. He said that there was criticism against them when they marched to Parliament, with some saying that it was theatrical. “There was a lot of perception (against us) … Read more
Sri Lanka police killed one protester on Tuesday as public anger grows in the country over poor living conditions amid an economic crisis.
MOSCOW: Over 4,600 people in cities across Russia were detained at protests on Sunday against Moscow's military operation in Ukraine, a monitor said, on the 11th day of the invasion. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
LONDON: More than 559 people were detained at protests on Sunday in 21 cities across Russia against President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent Russian-based protest monitor. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
TOKYO: Tokyo lodged a diplomatic protest with Moscow after scrambling fighter jets on Wednesday as a suspected Russian helicopter entered Japan's northern airspace at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
OTTAWA: Canadian police moved Friday to clear a trucker-led demonstration against Covid health rules, arresting 70 people and towing away dozens of vehicles in Ottawa, with tensions flaring as darkness fell. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
OTTAWA: Canadian lawmakers took the extraordinary step to cancel a parliamentary session Friday, as police readied to clear a weeks-long trucker-led protest against Covid health rules in downtown Ottawa. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
OTTAWA: Canadian police threatened Wednesday to arrest trucker-led protesters who have shut down central Ottawa and disrupted cross-border trade in anger at Covid health rules, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lambasted the movement as “unacceptable.” © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
YANGON: Anti-coup protesters across Myanmar defied a junta order not to mark the first anniversary of the military’s power-grab with a silent strike and clapping protests on Tuesday, AFP correspondents said. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
KHARTOUM: A senior Sudanese police officer was killed Thursday during protests in the Sudanese capital, an official statement said, as security forces fired tear gas at thousands who kept up rallies against an October military coup. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
