A rising red force?

Strength in numbers: The Red Shirts marching to counter the BERSIH 5.0 anti-government rally in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, last November. — EPA

The last Bersih rally showed that the Red Shirts are becoming a more visible countermovement.

WHEN the Red Shirts and Bersih ended their rallies on Nov 19, the police picked up Umno Youth exco member Armand Azha Abu Hanifah, a Red Shirts’ leader.