PAS vice president Salahuddin Ayub said BN continues to intimidate the Chinese voters more than 50 years after Independence, telling them PAS will never treat Chinese Malaysians equally.

However, does money campaigning really work? Would Penang voters really vote for the BN after enjoying the free meals and receiving the freebies?

It is expected that most Chinese voters would vote for Kit Siang and Pakatan Rakyat candidates. It is a situation that can hardly be changed by the BN.

Researcher of Southeast Asian and Malaysian politics for more than 30 years, Dr Chang Chak Yan predicts that Chinese Malaysians will overwhelmingly vote for the opposition in GE13 although the ruling coalition will still take the helm of Federal administration after May 5.

What do the Chinese want actually? If they are still asking this question at this moment, would they be able to gain Chinese votes?

I have flown back in time to vote. My wife, Kim, returns on May 4 from Indonesia where we have been serving as missionaries for the past three years. The next day we drive up all the way to Taiping to cast our precious votes. The following day on May 6, I turn 65 and wake up to a new Malaysia. It's the best birthday present I will ever get. My colleagues are less optimistic.

Johor is generally seen as the fireline state in the 13th general elections

Despite having to face mounting pressure from within his party, the incumbent Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Mohamad Hassan insists that he will continue to lead the state.

Will the Negeri Sembilan state administration change hands come May 5? From what we have seen so far, things should remain very much the same: Pakatan Rakyat will need more than just first-time voters' support, they must also try to improve their support base among non-Chinese voters in the state.

With too many voters and too little election officials, hundreds of Malaysian voters lived in the UK were not able to vote on April 28. They were forced to bring home the ballot papers and mail back their votes to a specified office or family member in Malaysia, so that their votes can be put into the ballot boxes on May 5!