COMMENT The ongoing tug-of-wills between Bersih and the government turned this week into a game of feint-and-manoeuvre in which the first round appeared to go to the government, mainly because of the latter’s orneriness.

But the pendulum has swung back Bersih’s way because of its decision, announced late yesterday, that the NGO won’t be swayed in its determination to hold its rally - peacefully, it has always emphasised - at the Merdeka Stadium this Saturday...