· May, 2012

Stories about Malaysia from May, 2012

North Korean Restaurant in Kuala Lumpur Dishing up Dollars?

  31 May 2012

Diana van Oort wrote a post on North Korean restaurants in Kaula Lumpur in one travel site. After explaining her general impressions of food, service and atmosphere, the author included some context on how the North Korean regime use chains of restaurants to earn foreign currency.

Malaysia: Bersih Demonstrations Around the Globe

  6 May 2012

While the Bersih (clean) demonstrations were going on in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last week, similar gatherings were being organised by Malaysians overseas. The global protests supported the demand for a more democratic electoral exercise in Malaysia

Biggest Rally in Malaysia

  4 May 2012

Anil Netto describes the recent Bersih 3.0 protest in Malaysia as the biggest display of people power in the country. Bersih is an electoral reform movement.