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HERO'S WELCOME FOR ANWAR: Students force open UM’s locked gate
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nati...brahim-talk-universiti-malaya-crowd-build-up/
"Despite a heavy downpour, a steady trickle of people were seen slowly making their way to Dataran Dewan Tunku Canselor, where Anwar was initially supposed to speak at 9pm.
UM had banned the talk and its deputy vice-chancellor (student affairs) Prof Datuk Dr Rohana Yusof said that staff members were told to leave at 4pm Monday to facilitate 'electrical maintenance work' at several electrical substations in the campus.
By 7pm, the two main gates of the university were locked and heavily guarded by security personnel.
Students gathered outside the gate did not move despite heavy rain.
Those who tried to make their way out of the campus grounds were not allowed to exit, leaving students waiting on both sides of the gate.
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At about 9.25pm, the gathered crowd then started rocking the gate, which caused the locks to give way and the crowd started streaming into the campus grounds, joining another group which had already gathered in front of the hall.
Anwar arrived at the UM entrance at 9.39pm, to a large cheer from the gathered crowd."
1Malaysian Student Power
[video=youtube;CjCP7Nit2oU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjCP7Nit2oU[/video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjCP7Nit2oU
"Universiti Malaya's (UM) lockdown was a disgrace to the university's reputation."
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/...t-take-action-over-um-lockdown-says-kit-siang
"Lim Kit Siang said shutting down the public university to prevent opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim from speaking to students has turned UM into an international laughing stock and was an example of 'first world infrastructure, third world mentality' afflicting higher education institutions in Malaysia.
'The lockdown of Universiti Malaya and shutdown of its power supply yesterday, plunging the university into darkness is a stain on the reputation of the premier university of the country,' Lim said in a statement, in which he also called for action to be taken against those responsible."
Anwar brought out the worst in UM and BN
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/...-brought-out-the-worst-in-um-thulsi-manogaran
"Let me tell you that academic freedom when I entered campus in 2008 was completely absent.
Nobody speaks of politics. Worst, nobody speaks of the opposition even after the 2008 General Elections where the famous 2/3 majority was defeated. It is a breakthrough beneficial for the rakyat, but my fellow students did not understand.
Even if they did, they did not speak about it. Politics was a dirty word. It is labelled sensitive and brushed off.
Campus elections were mere campus elections with heavy government infiltrations. So was the environment when I was a student.
Seeing what happened yesterday gives young Malaysians like me a lot of hope. Malaysia is not a lost cause after all. My generation will build a better Malaysia, I am sure."
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HERO'S WELCOME FOR ANWAR: Students force open UM’s locked gate
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nati...brahim-talk-universiti-malaya-crowd-build-up/
"Despite a heavy downpour, a steady trickle of people were seen slowly making their way to Dataran Dewan Tunku Canselor, where Anwar was initially supposed to speak at 9pm.
UM had banned the talk and its deputy vice-chancellor (student affairs) Prof Datuk Dr Rohana Yusof said that staff members were told to leave at 4pm Monday to facilitate 'electrical maintenance work' at several electrical substations in the campus.
By 7pm, the two main gates of the university were locked and heavily guarded by security personnel.
Students gathered outside the gate did not move despite heavy rain.
Those who tried to make their way out of the campus grounds were not allowed to exit, leaving students waiting on both sides of the gate.
......
At about 9.25pm, the gathered crowd then started rocking the gate, which caused the locks to give way and the crowd started streaming into the campus grounds, joining another group which had already gathered in front of the hall.
Anwar arrived at the UM entrance at 9.39pm, to a large cheer from the gathered crowd."
1Malaysian Student Power
[video=youtube;CjCP7Nit2oU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjCP7Nit2oU[/video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjCP7Nit2oU
"Universiti Malaya's (UM) lockdown was a disgrace to the university's reputation."
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/...t-take-action-over-um-lockdown-says-kit-siang
"Lim Kit Siang said shutting down the public university to prevent opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim from speaking to students has turned UM into an international laughing stock and was an example of 'first world infrastructure, third world mentality' afflicting higher education institutions in Malaysia.
'The lockdown of Universiti Malaya and shutdown of its power supply yesterday, plunging the university into darkness is a stain on the reputation of the premier university of the country,' Lim said in a statement, in which he also called for action to be taken against those responsible."
Anwar brought out the worst in UM and BN
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/...-brought-out-the-worst-in-um-thulsi-manogaran
"Let me tell you that academic freedom when I entered campus in 2008 was completely absent.
Nobody speaks of politics. Worst, nobody speaks of the opposition even after the 2008 General Elections where the famous 2/3 majority was defeated. It is a breakthrough beneficial for the rakyat, but my fellow students did not understand.
Even if they did, they did not speak about it. Politics was a dirty word. It is labelled sensitive and brushed off.
Campus elections were mere campus elections with heavy government infiltrations. So was the environment when I was a student.
Seeing what happened yesterday gives young Malaysians like me a lot of hope. Malaysia is not a lost cause after all. My generation will build a better Malaysia, I am sure."
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