
Part 1: The end-game of the secular state?
Bearing in mind that Pak Lah has barely been in office, it is reasonable to query how much of Islam Hadhari is a change from the Barisan Nasional's Islamisation agenda.





Abdullah Ahmad says the real test here is the margin of votes. He also predicts that PAS will retain its hold on Kelantan and Terengganu.

Following the example of his personalised Christmas and Chinese New Year greetings, Premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi now sends out a personal message by post to voters urging them to turn out in full force for polling on Sunday. But this 'campaigning-by-mail' has some eyebrows raised.












The minister is enraged by fliers being distributed in her constituency accusing her of corruption. She also exposes the 'tactics' used by the opposition to fish votes.




An international rating agency predicts that BN will sweep 80 percent of the parliamentary seats. But the deputy premier says members should not be over-confident.




In Batu Gajah, MCA's Ong and DAP's Fong up their final campaign lap while in Ipoh Timor, DAP chief Lim Kit Siang's ceremah start drawing the crowds just like in days of old.




It will mean the end of parliamentary checks and balances - giving 'the crooks hiding behind the prime minister blank cheques to do whatever they please to enhance their bank balances', argues professor KS Jomo.

DAP national chief Lim Kit Siang fingered as the one behind the controversy-ridden DAP-Keadilan seat allocations talks.


That the BN will retain the Balik Pulau parliamentary seat in Penang is no surprise. The tough contest however does not faze newcomer, Keadilan's Dr Rohana Ariffin. She's not slowing down her election campaign.




MIC president S Samy Vellu should be an easy target for the opposition PSM, but complications and diversions, such as the presence of DAP's rocket logo, has added to the electoral barriers facing the socialist party in Sungai Siput.

Kalau benar Anwar bukan faktor, seperti kata Perdana Menteri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, kenapa dia masih belum dibebaskan dari kurungan di Sungai Buloh.

The duo have met twice before - in the 1986 and 1999 elections. Karpal took the first round but lost to Lim in the second. This will be the decider.
