Updated 5:24pm, 27 April 2009 PUTRAJAYA, 27 April 2009: The Penanti by-election will be held on 31 May, the Election Commission (EC) said today. Nomination day will be held on 23 May, its chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof announced at a press conference. “On 17 April, EC received a letter from the Penang [...]

THE loss of Jawah Gerang and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) in Batang Ai by a shocking majority of 1,854 votes has jolted many party members and supporters to the core. I hear that even on the morning of polling day on 7 April 2009, some of Jawah’s closest associates were still expecting a glorious victory [...]

Dr M speaking to voters in Taiping on 6 April (All pics by Raj Kumar, courtesy of theSun) DESPITE the Barisan Nasional’s earlier denial that the Bukit Gantang by-election was not a referendum on the country’s new leadership, the ruling coalition turned it into just that within the last few days before polling. Former prime [...]

Updated 1:27am, 8 April 2009 (Corrected at 6:30pm, 8 April 2009) Nizar, the winner in Bukit Gantang (Pic by Raj Kumar, courtesy of theSun) TAIPING, 7 April 2009: In a major boost for the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Perak, PAS’s Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin won the Bukit Gantang by-election tonight with a comfortable 2,789 [...]

BUKIT GANTANG, 7 April 2009: Barisan Nasional (BN)’s candidate Ismail Saffian has predicted a win for the coalition in the Bukit Gantang by-election. “I expect a majority of 1,000 to 3,000 for the BN,” he told reporters after casting his ballot shortly after 9am today at Sekolah Menengah Bukit Gantang, where he has cast his [...]

KUALA LUMPUR, 7 April 2009: Voting in the Bukit Gantang parliamentary seat and the Bukit Selambau and Batang Ai state seat by-elections began simultaneously today when polling centres opened at 8am. In Bukit Gantang, Perak, Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate Ismail Saffian faces embattled Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin from PAS and independent [...]