Household inflation up 5.2% in 2011

The consumer price index (CPI) for general households increased by 5.2 per cent in 2011 compared to 2010, the Singapore Department of Statistics said in a statement today.

The lowest 20 per cent income group experienced a lower increase in consumer prices at 4.7 per cent, compared to the middle 60 per cent and highest 20 per cent income groups, which experienced CPI inflation of 5.1 per cent and 5.7 per cent respectively.

Google top US Web destination in 2011: Nielsen

WASHINGTON - Google was the most-visited Web destination in the United States in 2011, followed by Facebook and Yahoo!, industry tracker Nielsen said Thursday.

Google received an average of 153.4 million unique US visitors a month from home and work computers, according to Nielsen.

Facebook notched up 137.6 million unique US visitors a month and Yahoo! 130.1 million.

A miracle happened on July 9, 2011

My foray into rallies and protest marches started during the hey days of the 'Reformasi' Movement in the late nineties. However my first big march was the Bersih 1.0 rally, in November 2007, which drew around 40,000 people. The rally was marred by the police and I was caught in a crossfire of tear gas canisters near Masjid Jamek. I managed to retreat and joined the crowd in our march to Istana Negara to hand a memorandum to the King. Hindraf organised a march later that month and subsequently, in the 2008 general election, the BN lost its largest share of votes since 1957.

Like many others who had written so many heartwarming stories of their experiences of Bersih 2.0, I too had many misgivings on the eve of the march. The unbelievable campaign of terror, fear and intimidation by the government and extremist groups like PERKASA was enough to scare anyone from even thinking of participating.

However the Organising Committee of Bersih 2.0 and organisations like Lawyers for Liberty, SUHAKAM and other NGOs convinced me that the right to peaceful protest is enshrined in the Malaysian Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and numerous other international human rights instruments. I told myself that no PM, IGP or Home Minister can decree otherwise and deny our right to peaceful assembly.

Videos Bersih 2.0 Rally 2011

Bersih 2.0 Rally 2011 : SEE VIDEO HERE

Malaysian police action brutal says opposition leader : SEE VIDEO HERE

Kuala Lumpur Bersih 2.0 : SEE VIDEO HERE

Singapore Bersih 2.0 : SEE VIDEO HERE

Melbourne Bersih 2.0 : SEE VIDEO HERE

Guan Eng : Bersih police brutality : SEE VIDEO HERE

Bersih 2.0 / 9 - july - 2011 ( Al-jazeera ) : SEE VIDEO HERE