Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak remained coy today when asked about the possibility of the 14th general election being called soon, saying that he would need to “check the stars.”

“Any time is a good time. I have to check the stars,” he quipped during a press conference after chairing the Barisan Nasional Supreme Council meeting at Umno’s headquarters in PWTC, Kuala Lumpur, today.

Najib, as Umno president and BN chairperson, had earlier talked at length about recent positive developments in the country, including Malaysia’s success in organising the 29th SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur and the recent 60th Merdeka celebrations...