KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is preparing for a big rally on Saturday - what organisers are calling the People's Uprising rally.
It is the first of its kind, bringing together opposition parties and non-governmental organisations.
Dubbed the KL112, the mega rally this Saturday promises to be a historic event for the country.
The rally venue, Merdeka stadium, is a heritage site and the management has limited its capacity to no more than 30,000, even though organisers are expecting a million people.
Once the stadium reaches its saturation point, the crowd will have to gather outside the stadium at the parking lot as well as the adjacent Victoria field.
The organisers have paid US$30,000 to the management as deposit to use the venue and signed an agreement with the police to gather peacefully.
Rally goers must not bring children or they can be arrested and prosecuted.
Meanwhile, the Education Ministry has warned teachers and students not to participate in the so-called politically motivated rally.
Chief secretary to the government Ali Hamsa also advised civil servants not to be involved in the rally.
Parents were told to discourage their children from attending.
Still, thousands of university and college students have confirmed their attendance.
In fact, they will be going for a pre-rally countdown on Friday evening at Kampong Baru, not too far from here.
On Saturday, they will be joining others at eight main gathering points in the city before making their way to Merdeka stadium for the People's Uprising rally, that is scheduled to go on between 2 and 5pm local time.
- CNA/xq
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