The political mood in Kedah is still hard to read with just a day to go before the big day, but what is clear is that Langkawi is hanging in the balance.

TUN Dr Mahathir Mohamad went into the lion’s den on Wednesday, stopping right in front of the Umno building in Pekan town.

NIK Omar Nik Aziz does not quite resemble his famous father in terms of looks, although he has a similar slim and small body frame.

KEDAH politicians who know Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad well claim that he is ultra-sensitive to rain or as one of them put it, "not even one drop of rain".

Small town politics, intense Chinese sentiments, a people’s YB who changed a town and a disgruntled politician are some of the factor that make Batu Pahat a must-watch seat in Johor.

IT is an open secret by now that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim seems to be calling the shots in PKR from his hospital bed.

No one in Umno can explain leader Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi’s fixation to contest against his own. They are worried about the damage he can do as an Independent candidate.

PETALING JAYA: The empty seat separating Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and Datuk Seri Azmin Ali and the sullen look on their faces was one of those pictures which spoke a thousand words.

PETALING JAYA: A crisis over the PKR candidate list in the Klang Valley is threatening to boil over amid pressure for an urgent meeting between party president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and her deputy Datuk Seri Azmin Ali.

PAS has been drawing big crowds for its event while Pakatan Harapan is still trying to convince voters that a Malay tsunami is on the way.

There is apparently a need for new blood in Penang DAP, but few thought the axe would fall on so many people.

There has been a new round of speculation that Lim Kit Siang will return to contest in Penang but party insiders say he still has his sights set on Johor Baru.