Ong Kian Ming

COMMENT Arguments can be made on both sides as to why they are better suited to contest in the disputed seats but...

ANALYSIS The swing to BN among Malay and Indian voters continues, while semi-rural Chinese are warming up to the ruling coalition.

PREDICTIONS The by-elections statistics so far indicate that the BN could triumph handsomely in latest polls, thereby triggering an early GE.

ANALYSIS A point of contention has been whether the BN’s share of the Chinese vote has increased or decreased.

PREDICTION TENANG It can ride on the larger national trend of voters, especially Malays and Indians, moving back to the BN in 2010.

COMMENT Political analyst Ong Kian Ming explains why he describes the results of yesterday’s DAP Selangor polls as ‘strategically advantageous’.

Ong Kian Ming explains where he went wrong in his predictions for Galas and Batu Sapi by-elections.

Polls analyst Ong Kian Ming makes his predictions on the two by-elections being held today.

COMMENT While MCA happily criticises DAP for getting in bed with PAS, it has no problems in engaging itself in rent-seeking activities with Umno.

What processes can be put in place to increase the quality of local councillors, both from political parties and NGOs?

COMMENT Idris’ strengths can often be his liabilities, especially in the dog-eat-dog world of realpolitik.

Will it be sufficient to ensure Khalid’s survival as Selangor MB in the next six months or so?

The general public sees Azmin as nothing more than a political operator with greedy ambitions to replace Khalid.

While my prediction of a 500-vote majority was not too far off the mark, not all my pre-polling assumptions were correct.

PREDICTION Kian Ming sticks his neck out again and predicts a narrow DAP victory. But what’s his prognosis based on?

Ong Kian Ming explains where he has gone wrong in his Hulu Selangor by-election prediction.

PREDICTION The widespread consensus has been that the personal attacks against Zaid have not worked.

An Umno candidate would have stood a better chance of winning because this could limit the effects of split voting among Malay voters.

How much does he really need the non-Malay BN component parties to win back popular support?

What lessons can the opposition parties in Malaysia glean from the experience of their counterparts in Japan?

ANALYSIS Non-Malay support for the PAS candidate in Permatang Pasir firmly establishes BN as the more ethnically 'extreme' party compared to PAS or Keadilan

All the attention on embattled Umno candidate Rohaizat Othman has diverted attention away from two trends which have been observed since the tri-elections on April 7.

The opposition party has done much but efforts must be shored up to bolster greater understanding among the Pakatan Rakyat coalition partners.

comment BN has made headway against PAS in all polling stations in Manek Urai including splitting 50/50 among the younger voters.