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Malaysia Day 2023 Film Screening Event was a success!

On 16 September 2023, in conjunction with Malaysia Day, Bersih Network Netherlands and Global Bersih organized a film screening event in Theaterhuis De Berenkuil. A Malaysian made film, Maryam Pagi Ke Malam was screened. The objectives of the event are • To gather overseas Malaysians and discuss issues that matter to

Malaysia Day 2023 Film Screening: Maryam Pagi Ke Malam

Malaysia Day is held on 16 September every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on the same date in 1963.It marked the historic union of Malaya, North Borneo, Singapore and Sarawak as the Malaysia that we know today. Nevertheless, Malaysia Day is also an opportunity for

Our GE15 Postal Voting Experience

Kudos to all Malaysians living in the Netherlands, Belgium and Finland who participated in the last Malaysian General Election (GE15)!  On 17 Nov 2022, we collected 171 GE15 postal votes (last counted in Schiphol) from Netherlands, Belgium and Finland. Our efforts started early November 2022 when we collected information from

Summer BBQ 2022

Its another year of summer BBQ! This year, we managed to gather in Zuid-Beijerland again. This time, many more Malaysian friends were able to join us. We are relieved that there is no SOP for Covid-19 to adhere to anymore. Again, another great time and good food!

Bersih NL 2021 Annual Report is out!

Good news! Bersih NL 2021 Annual Report is now available for download! Hope you enjoy reading the report and financial summary. Bersih NL Summary Report 2021 Bersih NL Summary Report 2021.pdf 370 KB download-circle

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Sarawak State Election 2021

Sarawak State Election was held on 18 Dec 2021. Our members registered as postal voters by 24 Nov 2021. The guide to register as postal voters was provided by SPR. 17885 postal votes were issued by the EC for the Sarawak State Election (Source : NST) Our members' postal vote were

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Hospital Emergency Fund

Our hospitals in Malaysia are in dire situation with the Covid-19 pandemic. The current government is non-functional and Malaysians are facing situation that we can only help each other and to ease the burden of our front-liners. Bersih Netherlands is raising funds to help two legit non profit organizations in

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Summer Party 2021

We had our summer potluck gathering again on 7 Aug 2021. This time in Utrecht. Again, we brought homemade dishes to share and we had a great time! The pandemic has been tough and it was a relief that we can gather again. Topics of discussion varies but mostly centered

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Malaysians can now register as voter online at MYSPR

With the political changes in Malaysia, there are rumours that there might be a snap poll soon. If you are not yet a registered voter, you can now register online! These are the steps: 1. Go to the website : https://mysprdaftar.spr.gov.my/ 2. Create a new user account

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Summer BBQ 2020

Malaysians in the Netherlands came together for a small BBQ party on 11 July 2020. Usually, during this time of the year, most of us are away on vacation enjoying a long summer break. Because of the Corona virus pandemic, most of us are staying home for the summer. Almost

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No to backdoor government!

Its a sad day because the Malaysian government which was voted by the Malaysian people has collapsed and replaced by a newly formed government under a new coalition called PN. This new government consists of the same people who were involved in the 1MDB scandal. We would like to say

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Global Bersih’s Forum in Paris

Forum with Zunar, Dr Wong Chin Huat, Clare Rewcastle Brown and Prof Bridget Welsh On 5 October 2019, Global Bersih and Bersih France organized a “Malaysia Baharu” forum in Paris, France. We had representatives from Bersih Netherlands, Bersih Germany and Bersih Switzerland gathered in the Holiday Inn hotel for the

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Malaysian Citizenship and Nationhood study

Sharing from ROSE (NGO in Sarawak) : In view of the political will that has brought down the age of eligibility to vote etc plus AVR, the eventuality is a drastic increase in number of voters..This not necessarily a good thing if Nothing is done to inform and educate young

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Overseas Voting Reform Proposal

After all the hard work, Global Bersih has published the Overseas Voting Reform Proposal on 2 Aug 2019. Full papers can be downloaded from the Global Bersih website: Overseas Voting Reform Proposal

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Malaysian Summer BBQ 2019

Malaysians in the Netherlands came together again for a Summer BBQ on 29 June 2019 before the summer holidays start. We gathered at Pauline and Jorrit’s place in Zuid-Beijerland for a great outdoor BBQ fun. It was a potluck session where each person brings their own homemade dish. We

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First Bersih NL Gathering for 2019

We had our first Bersih NL gathering in Utrecht on 19 Jan 2019. About 14 members and friends attended the event. Our members brought desserts and homemade cakes. As it was near Chinese New Year, we also had “yu sang” (Chinese salad) as a symbol of a better and prosperous

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Forum on Malaysia Baru in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Bersih NL has once again successfully organized a forum about Malaysia Baru on 3 November 2018 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. We had the privilege to have YB Maria Chin (via Skype), Prof. Bridget Welsh and Dr Greg Lopez (via Skype) as our speakers and panel members. Prof. Welsh provided us

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Professor Bridget Welsh will be in the Netherlands!

Professor Bridget Welsh has agreed to come and join us in the Netherlands for a talk and live forum with all Malaysians and NGOs. Don’t miss this opportunity! Date : 3 Nov 2018 Time: 13:30-17:00 Venue : Nivon Rotterdam (Dirk Smitsstraat 76, 3031 XE Rotterdam) Register in Facebook (click)

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Well done, Bersih NL for GE14!

1) SPONSORSHIP : Through the “Pulang Mengundi” campaign, we are proud of our Bersih Network Netherlands’ members and friends to have sponsored five students (first time voters) from Sabah and Sarawak to fly home to vote from their universities in West Malaysia. This is to encourage our young generations to exercise

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The Borneo Case Screening and Live Forum in the Hague

The screening of The Borneo Case and Live Forum with Maria Chin Abdullah and Clare Rewcastle-Brown on 9 March 2018 was a success!  Thank you ISS for having us. We are very inspired by both Clare and Maria for their great efforts for a better Malaysia! Thanks to all who

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Film Screening and Live Forum

Date: 9 March 2018 Time:  Film Screening (13:30-14:30) Forum (14:30-15:45) Venue: ISS (Aula B), Kortenaerkade 12, 2518 AX The Hague The forum will discuss sensitive and pressing issues, for example how 90% of the Malaysian rainforests have been replaced by hydrodams and palm plantations to benefit

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Another political casualty in Malaysia

It is a sad day that we have another case where the ones who expose corruption are punished and the corrupt are still free and flourishing (Tan Sri’s and Datuk Sri’s). News on MP Rafizi Ramli and a bank clerk sentenced for 30 months jail: https://www.nst.

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Bersih Netherlands Press Statement

BERSIH NETHERLANDS URGES ELECTION COMMISSION (EC) NOT TO INTRODUCE POSTAL VOTING In response to the announcement by Election Commission (EC) chief Mohd Hashim Abdullah about postal voting for Malaysians currently residing abroad, we urge the EC not to implement this postal voting facility. The EC chief stated that registered overseas

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Bersih Netherlands Gathering

A small group of us gathered today in Dudok (Den Haag) to catch up with like-minded friends. This meeting was special because we to get to know new people we met from the movie screening in September. Among other things discussed are : 1. Report on total donations collected so far

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Malaysia Day Charity Movie a Success!

We would like to thank all our members today for making Malaysia Day Charity Movie a success! Thanks to Erik Pauser (Film Director) and Clare Brown for joining us on Skype. We had a great sharing session and discussed on what we can do for Malaysia. More than 75 people