A protest rally was held on New Year’s Eve 2013 at Dataran Merdeka, to protest the rising cost of living that is expected to increase further in 2014. Promoters of the event used the hashtags #RPDM31D (that we believe to mean Rakyat Pilih Dataran Merdeka), #RPDM31Dec and #TURUN.
We monitored the event on Twitter and collected 21,923 tweets from 8,600 users. Based on this we compiled the following lists of popular tweets. Ranking was based on the number of users who shared the content on Twitter, and divided between media, links and mentions (tweets without links/media).
Disclaimer: Please remember that the tweets in this list may be misinformation, whether deliberate or unintentional.
Top Mentions
When the rich rob the poor it’s called business. When the poor fight back, it’s called violence. #TURUN #RPDM31D
— WAF (@AmalinaaAfandi) December 31, 2013
I hate my government, not my country. Learn the difference. #RPDM31D #TURUN
— Min Ibrahim (@mynibrahim) December 31, 2013
Tiada lagi halangan polis. Semua peserta #Turun dibenar ke Dataran Merdeka. #RPDM13D
— 501Awani (@501Awani) December 31, 2013
Peserta #Turun melaungkan slogan ‘Hidup Rakyat’ dan ‘Reformasi’.
— 501Awani (@501Awani) December 31, 2013
Jimat? “@HafizRayyan: rm15juta buat sambutan baru? wth! da la naikkan kos barang 2014. kalau joli kemain #RPDM31D http://t.co/gPmx1DNyXP”
— Anwar Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim) December 31, 2013
Peserta #TURUN rempuh benteng tempat pengunjung konsert duduk hingga ada penari lari ke belakang pentas. Mereka cuba rampas pentas.
— Faizal (@f4izalhassan) December 31, 2013
Suasana perhimpunan masih aman. Kawalan polis tidak begitu ketat. #Turun
— 501Awani (@501Awani) December 31, 2013
1132 pm – Pengacara majlis umum konsert di Dataran Merdeka dihentikan kerana peserta #TURUN mula merempuh masuk & menganggu orang ramai.
— Faizal (@f4izalhassan) December 31, 2013
APA ERTINYA MERDEKA JIKA RAKYAT TERUS SENGSARA! APA ERTINYA MERDEKA JIKA RAKYAT TERBEBAN DGN KOS SARA HIDUP..#RPDM31D
— PEJUANG RAKYAT (@PutraREFORMASI) December 31, 2013
Just so you guys are aware, there’s a rally going on tonight at Dataran Merdeka. It’s called #Turun. Protest the price hike
— not typical. (@JustinTWJ) December 31, 2013
Top Media
Di dataran merdeka sekarang. Polis sudah penuh #RPDM31D pic.twitter.com/LEkWP8i7A0
— WAF (@AmalinaaAfandi) December 31, 2013
#Turun Student activists with placards along Jalan Tun HS Lee pic.twitter.com/xG2NaAt7ys
— theSun (@theSunDaily) December 31, 2013
THIS is the crowd in front of Panggung Bandaraya #turun #rpdm31d pic.twitter.com/lIPp2JHBpS
— Adrian Ng (@AdrianNCF) December 31, 2013
Protes adalah patriotik. Jumpa kalian di Dataran. #RPDM31D pic.twitter.com/yOTqBrIqBt
— Fahmi Reza (@kuasasiswa) December 31, 2013
LIVE: Baju hitam solat berjemaah di hadapan SOGO. tak nampak lagi yg uolls kata guling kerajaan tu. Haha #RPDM31D pic.twitter.com/cQ23X62MK6
— Muhammad HafizRayyan (@HafizRayyan) December 31, 2013
“THIS IS DATARAN MERDEKA. JOIN US #RPDM31D” – the duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government pic.twitter.com/UQr51jsyQ7
— Politaiko (@politaiko) December 30, 2013
Selain daripada berhimpun untuk “turun harga barang”. Bahahahahaha. #RPDM31D pic.twitter.com/lmg9q0PtVg
— WAF (@AmalinaaAfandi) December 31, 2013
“Bosan dengan lakonan ahli politik Malaysia? Dah lama rakyat dimainkan Tiba masa “tawan” Dataran Merdeka #RPDM31D” – pic.twitter.com/Py8X6cDa8R
— Politaiko (@politaiko) December 30, 2013
LIVE: Dataran Meredeka. Baju hitam menunaikan maghrib bersama di hadapan SOGO. #RPDM31D pic.twitter.com/B5XbAUsjLa
— Muhammad HafizRayyan (@HafizRayyan) December 31, 2013
Big crowd at #TURUN pic.twitter.com/RMkpJEsOn6
— malaysiakini.com (@malaysiakini) December 31, 2013
Top Links
Catch our live updates of the anti-price hike #Turun rally as participants gather at three meeting points. http://t.co/Pcs2sQAJOg
— malaysiakini.com (@malaysiakini) December 31, 2013
@NajibRazak hanya potong RM1,698 kononnya mahu bantu rakyat #turun harga, ada lg RM6.8b http://t.co/MoeWTOhObL pls RT @anwaribrahim
— Rafizi Ramli (@rafiziramli) December 31, 2013
Latest pic.. #Turun Turun… Bukan Guling… Ada paham? ^_^ cc pic : MyKMU http://t.co/MDjfEXdt2g
— Sukan Star (@sukanstar) December 31, 2013
LIVE! Laporan Langsung Himpunan Guling Kerajaan 31 Disember 2013 #RPDM31D http://t.co/T3uGHREp85
— Syed Ahmad Lokman (@syed_lokman14) December 31, 2013
#RPDM31D: Himpunan Paling Istimewa Dalam Sejarah (episod 1) http://t.co/symxhx4CA5 @anwaribrahim @chegubard @edyesdotcom
— SAMM Kebangsaan (@SAMMalaysia) December 31, 2013
Sehabis daya utk mencari salah Rakyat. Hati2 Sahabat 😊 Jom TURUN #RPDM31D http://t.co/zsiTXN1y0L
— mencari redha ALLAH (@abby_abadi112) December 30, 2013
#turun #2014TahunNaikHarga #Sogo http://t.co/V0Fc1c2Wss
— Nik Nazmi (@niknazmi) December 31, 2013
AMBANG 2014: 9.01 pm – Rondaan polis di hadapan Pertama Complex. #PDRM #AMBANG2014 #TURUN #RPDM31D http://t.co/w7sUNMfG0a
— Polis Diraja M’sia (@PDRMsia) December 31, 2013
Latest Pic #TURUN #SOGO cc pic : MyKmu http://t.co/musOrPcONU
— Sukan Star (@sukanstar) December 31, 2013
#RPDM31D RAKYAT PILIH DATARAN MERDEKA 31 DiSEMBER 2013 Kenapa Rakyat memilih Dataran Merdeka?… http://t.co/bisXNtjqCf
— mencari redha ALLAH (@abby_abadi112) December 31, 2013
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