POLL | It is a tradition that come the end of December, Malaysiakini takes its readers through the best and the worst news of the year.

Like last year, we are letting Malaysiakini readers decide the top 10 headline-grabbers for 2019. There are 24 major news breaks listed, in alphabetical order, for this year’s vote.

Voting is done by showing your score for each item - ‘0' being the lowest and ‘10' the highest. You can give the same score for more than one item or individual.

Go ahead. Take one last look at 2019 before we move on to possibly an even more exciting 2020.

And don't forget to also vote for the "Newsmaker of the Year".

A quick recap - a newsmaker does not necessarily have to be the most popular individual. He or she is one whose actions consistently make news headlines, and in doing so, affects the course of public discourse and creates an impact on Malaysian politics - for better or for worse.

We have selected 17 candidates for you to pick.

Ministers – thumbs up or down?

Also, for this year, we have added a new poll where you give the thumbs up or thumbs down to all the cabinet members of the new Pakatan Harapan government.

Given that they have been performing their respective jobs for almost 19 months, how do you think they are faring?

Everyone is entitled to vote once.

Voting ends at midnight, Dec 26, and the results will be announced over three consecutive days beginning Dec 29.

To vote for 'Top 10 News of 2019' and 'Newsmaker of the Year', please click here. And for 'Rate your ministers', please click here.