RUMOURS flew throughout the afternoon about who was leading in the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) by-election, but the first credible signal came from Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, who posted on X that Pakatan Harapan had swept in the early votes.

THE memories have grown jaded, the urgency has worn off and the politicians who championed the quest for answers to the Teoh Beng Hock tragedy have moved on.

​​​​​​​THE most controversial man in Umno, Dr Akmal Saleh, was upset that he has become “campaign material” in the Kuala Kubu Baharu (KKB) by-election.

Race is a stark reality in the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election and intelligence reports suggest that the Chinese and Malays have decided who to vote for.

IF the decision to grant Datuk Seri Najib Razak a half pardon had felt like an earthquake, then reports of the existence of a royal addendum for him to be placed under house arrest has been like an aftershock.

The peaceful outpost of Kuala Kubu Baru is about to be stirred and shaken in a by-election that could reflect the swirling political sentiments in Selangor.

DAP still holds the Chinese vote like a fixed deposit but events in recent months have seen the party under fire for not standing tall on issues that pierced the Chinese heart.

THEY were personal friends and golfing partners, but it looks like Bersatu politician Dato Abdul Rashid Asari and party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin won’t be hitting golf balls together anymore.

BOTH sides of the racial divide have been hurling insults and accusations, fuelling each other’s anger over the issue of the "Allah" socks controversy and driving racial tensions to a dangerously new level.

It is an open secret that Datuk Seri Azmin Ali is on a comeback bid for the Bersatu leadership but he will have to take on the equally ambitious Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin.

Those in the corridors of power were masters in the art of attack but the shoe is on the other foot and they are now the target of fault-finders.

LAWYER Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq confessed to being quite taken aback by the green wave that marked the 2022 general election.