Although the reputation of Dong Zong has somewhat faded over all these years, its status and influence in the Chinese community should not be underestimated. It is not wise to be hostile to Dong Zong.

Pakatan Rakyat takes Johor as its front-line state while party parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang wishes to start off a political tsunami in Johor. The success or failure of the battle in the state might be the key deciding whether Pakatan Rakyat can take over Putrajaya.

With the Perkasa duo, Ibrahim Ali and Zul Noordin, entering the fray as Umno sponsored parliamentary candidates, racism and religious bigotry is set to rear its ugly head again especially over the 'Allah' controversy.

Some 6,360 oversea voters will cast their ballots on April 28. Although these postal voters only make up an insignificant 0.05% of all the 13.29 million registered voters in the country, to many of these first-time postal voters, their votes carry historical significance, because this is the first time in the nation's history ordinary voters are allowed to send in their ballot papers by post. Only military personnel and civil servants posted overseas were allowed to do so in the past.

The incumbent Melaka chief minister Mohd Ali Rustam is not gong to contest any state assembly seat this time round, but this is not expected to affect the winning chances of BN in the state. Even as anti-BN sentiment is gaining momentum all across the nation, it is believed that the ruling coalition is still able to hold on to the state administration.

Compared to other political leaders, the candidness of PAS' Ustaz Harun Din is what his rivals should emulate.

The election war is yet to reach a climax four days into the campaign period, as both the ruling and opposition coalitions still have to fix their own internal problems first.

Are the Malay votes going back to BN this time? This question will determine whether Umno will be able to break Pakatan's two thirds majority in Penang state assembly.

Still remember Zulkifli Noordin and Mat Taib? Unless you really have no idea who these people are, you shouldn't have forgotten them.

MCA advertised aggressively on newspapers targeting specifically DAP and PAS.