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LIVE reports: The Bersih rally Nov 10, 07 2:12pm 4pm: The Bersih delegation led by Anwar Ibrahim handed the memorandum to the King’s secretary at the gate of the Istana Negara. Anwar is accompanied by PAS’ Hadi Awang and Nasharuddin Mat Isa and DAP’s Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng. The organisers are asking the 40,000-strong crowd to disperse. [VIDEO INSIDE]  more

40,000 protest for free and fair elections Nov 10, 07 8:16am Bersih rally 40,000 protesters massed outside Istana Negara this afternoon, facing off against riot police in defiance of a government ban on the rally calling for clean and fair elections. [VIDEO INSIDE]  more

Rain, chemicals and tear gas at Masjid Jamek Andrew Ong | Nov 10, 07 6:20pm Bersih rally Hardest hit by police action were the crowd near the Masjid Jamek LRT station who were fired at with torrents of chemical-laced water from a FRU water cannon.  more

Journalists attacked by riot police Chua Sue-Ann | Nov 10, 07 8:21pm A number of journalists covering poll reform group Bersih rally today were kicked and beaten by riot police as they sought to disperse protestors at the Masjid Jamek area.  more

More than 20 arrested, five released Nov 10, 07 7:33pm Bersih rally They were said to be arrested near the Masjid Jamek LRT station and brought to the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters in Jalan Hang Tuah.  more

KL rally roadblocks cause traffic chaos Andrew Ong | Nov 10, 07 12:48pm Bersih rally A massive attempt by the police to stop the Bersih mass rally this afternoon causes traffic snarls at all entry points into Kuala Lumpur. [VIDEO INSIDE]  more

Come, let’s play cat-and-mouse with police Beh Lih Yi and Syed Jaymal Zahiid | Nov 10, 07 8:38pm Bersih rally It was all quiet at the rally venue – Dataran Merdeka – after protesters play a cat-and-mouse game with the police and did not show up there.  more

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