"He has not answered the RM2.6bn in his accounts, while we only need to account for the sale of T-shirts and donation. It's like heaven and earth."

Despite the fact the country has been independent for 58 years, the scourge of racism remains very much alive today.

Mahathir is greeted by supporters who sing him We Are Malaysia adapted from Michael Jackson's We Are The World.

The country has become abnormal because we have a plethora of abnormal politicians who are so obsessed with nothing else but selfishness and personal grudges.

Indeed the Red Shirts have their right and freedom to assemble, but that does not mean they should trample the highly sensitive racial grounds, nor should they exercise their right at the expense of the country's peace and harmony.

"The Red Shirts' event is retaliatory in nature, with an emphasis on violence and racial conflicts. This has contradicted the freedom of speech and peaceful assembly."

"In case you miss BERSIH office again. Sorry no red carpet; we don't intend to pay."

Police will not permit the Rakyat Bersatu rally scheduled to take place in the federal capital on Sept 16 for security reasons, said Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Seri Noor Rashid Ibrahim.

The selectively translated and willfully modified Bahasa Malaysia version has gone viral on social media since it first appeared Thursday morning, and was subsequently misquoted and published by Utusan Malaysia.

The prerequisite for effective corruption-fighting is to put in place a fully transparent, clean and accountable administrative mechanism that allows key government institutions to operate independently.