Special Report: Bersih 3.0
By Yes World
April 28, 2012 9:18 am

 

Yes World brings you the latest updates from Kuala Lumpur as the Bersih 3.0 rally gets underway.

Click here to view videos of the rally.

1600:
Yes World sources report that most Bersih supporters have left the vicinity of Kuala Lumpur and making their way home, with a few choosing to stay around and snap pictures.

1530:
Yes World sources report the firing of tear gas and water cannons have ceased, with many Bersih supporters beginning to leave the vicinity of Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

1518:
Police confirms the use of tear gas and water cannons by FRU units following an alleged attempt by Bersih supporters to break the barricade at Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

1515:
Yes World sources report more tear gas and water cannons fired by FRU units along Jalan Tun H. S. Lee, Kuala Lumpur

1502:
Yes World sources report the firing of tear gas and water cannons by FRU units in Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

1456:
Yes World sources report an increased presence of FRU and police personnels in the vicinity of Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

1447:
Lockerz user, Edmund Bon posts a photo of Bersih supporters gathering in Kuching, Sarawak [LINK]

1447:
Lockerz user, Sang Pelangi posts a photo of a small group of Bersih supporters in Pantai Kuta, Bali [LINK]

1439:
Yes World sources estimates that there are between 20,000 to 30,000 Bersih supporters currently in the immediate area of Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur

1435:
Twitter user @BadrulH_Haris tweets a picture of Bersih supporters gathering in Ipoh, Perak [LINK]

1431:
Twitter user @occupydataran tweets a picture of the Federal Reserve Units (FRU) on standy as Bersih supporters observe their sit-in in the vicinity of Dataran Merdeka [LINK]

1426:
Twitter user @tehsusu tweets a picture of the Bersih rally in Johor Bahru, Johor [LINK]

1405:
Yes World sources report that Bersih supporters from Central Market have begun their march to join with other supporters at Masjid Jamek, Kuala Lumpur before heading for Dataran Merdeka

1405:
Twitter user @GreensJamieP tweets a picture of Bersih supporters listening to a speech in Sydney, Australia [LINK]

1356:
Twitter user @rnaden tweets a bird-eye-view picture of Bersih supporters gathering near the vicinity of Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur [LINK]

1353:
Al-Jazeera runs a news story reporting on the Bersih rally in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia [LINK]

1332:
Yes World obtains photos from the Bersih rally held in Tokyo, Japan [LINK]

1305:
Twitter user @williamnka tweets a picture of Bersih supporters gathering in Melbourne, Australia [LINK]

1250:
Star Online releases a video of Bersih co-chairperson Datuk S. Ambiga saying that participants of the rally will not breach court orders which bars them entrance into Dataran Merdeka [VIDEO]

1220:
Yes World sources estimates around 10,000 Bersih supporters are around the vicinity of Central Market, Kuala Lumpur ahead of the planned sit-in at 1400

1159:
Video of Bersih supporters gathering near Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur [VIDEO]

1111:
Yes World sources report that a strong police presence is building up in and around KL Sentral

1109:
Yes World sources report that poet and novelist, A. Samad Said has been spotted in the vicinity of Central Market, Kuala Lumpur [PIC]

1024:
Yes World sources report that a roadblock set up by Police at Jalan Brickfields has been lifted

1024:
Star Online releases a video on YouTube showing the situation at various spots in Kuala Lumpur [VIDEO]

1014:
Video from the vicinity of Jalan Sultan showing Bersih supporters chanting [VIDEO]

0947:
Twitter user @anasnz_89 tweets a picture of Bersih supporters gathering in Auckland, New Zealand [LINK]

0900:
Twitter user @kelvinhws tweets a picture of a Bersih supporter presenting a bouquet of flowers to a policeman [LINK]

0800:
Video from Masjid Jamek posted by YouTube user Zinbad24 shows people beginning to gather near the vicinity of Dataran Merdeka [VIDEO]