News Updates On KL Congestion

News Updates on the planned protest today at Parliament.

Massive jams, Syed Hamid says sorry (updated)
Monday July 14, 2008 MYT 12:44:24 PM
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/14/nation/20080714113547&sec=nation
KUALA LUMPUR: Police roadblocks leading into the city caused massive jams throughout Monday morning, with Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar issuing an apology to the Malaysian public but reiterating that the police operations were undertaken in the interest of public security....

Police blocks cause city gridlock (Malaysian Insider)
http://www.malaysianinsider.com/index.php/headlines/42-lead-stories/1758-police-blocks-cause-city-gridlock
KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 — The city's morning traffic rush today turned to gridlock due to roadblocks near the Parliament, which opposition leader Lim Kit Siang charged as "not only pointless but completely unwarranted and unjustifiable."...

‘PR not organising gathering’
Monday July 14,2008
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/14/nation/21818190&sec=nation
KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat (PR) did not make any decision to hold a gathering at Parliament or its grounds today, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim...

Nazri defends move for tighter security in Parliament
Monday July 14,2008
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/14/nation/21816392&sec=nation

Anwar barred from Parliament
Monday July 14,2008
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/14/nation/21817223&sec=nation
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have obtained a court order barring Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, his supporters and the public from holding any rally or participating in it within a five-kilometre radius of the Parliament building today.

Police get court order to bar Anwar from holding rally
Sunday July 13, 2008 MYT 8:30:10 PM
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/13/nation/20080713200720&sec=nation
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have obtained a court order barring Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, his supporters and members of he public from holding any rally or participating in it within a five-kilometre radius from Parliament Monday....

It is an abuse of the legal process, says Anwar
Sunday July 13, 2008 MYT 8:30:10 PM
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/13/nation/20080713201419&sec=nation
...The PKR de facto leader stressed the PR never made any decision to hold a gathering at the Parliament or its grounds on Monday.

He said the only decision the PR MPs made was to put forward a no confidence motion under the Standing Orders 18(1) against the government....

Roadblocks in the city in anticipation of rally
Sunday July 13, 2008
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/7/13/nation/21814141&sec=nation
KUALA LUMPUR: All main access points into the city and several other key spots are under police observation in anticipation of an illegal rally at Parliament tomorrow....

Malaysia freezes police leave, fears protests: report (Malaysia Today)
Sunday, 13 July 2008
http://72.47.255.22/2008/content/view/9832/84/
(Reuters) - Malaysia has frozen the leave of its police across the country as it braces for possible opposition-led mass street protests, a newspaper reported on Saturday....

Malaysia beefs up security in case of mass protest (Malaysia Today)
Sunday, 13 July 2008
http://72.47.255.22/2008/content/view/9831/84/
(Reuters) - Police began beefing up security in parts of the Malaysian capital on Saturday in case of possible opposition-led street protests next week against the ruling coalition...