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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Choose your first boss wisely': Ex-reformasi icon recalls old mistakes under 'master of perception' ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The man who was once part of Anwar Ibrahim's inner circle says the weapon once used to fight the government is now backfiring on the prime minister. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ A rally against corruption ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Around 300 protesters, mostly students, gathered in Kuala Lumpur to take a stand against corruption after the Anwar Ibrahim government made a series of decisions that critics say exonerate scandal-hit individuals in the hope of holding the fragile coalition together. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rally should be allowed, says Suhakam as govt attempts to block anti-graft protest near Sogo ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 04:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The rights commission reiterates growing criticism of the government and police in attempt to stop rally ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Sickening', says lawyer as government, police seek to prevent anti-graft rally in KL ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2025 02:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Organisers call out PH for hypocrisy and say police demand for permission from venue owners defies logic. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Anwar, police slammed for 'unlawful' conditions on planned rally outside Sogo, Dataran ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 08:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This comes after organisers of the Rakyat Benci Rasuah told to get consent of the venues' owners. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Dataran Merdeka never sleeps ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 00:00:34 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Young and old come flocking to the iconic Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur for a fun night out. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ After maskless stunt at protest, Amanah’s Khalid says he’s positive ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 05:48:51 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Some who were in close proximity to him are now concerned that they may have contracted the virus. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Cops to call up those involved in Dataran Merdeka gathering ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:03:30 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Police say they have received two reports so far on the event. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ What did we just see at Dataran? ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:40:19 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Politicians should understand that politics has taken a backseat during the Covid-19 pandemic. ]]></description>
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