The rumour mill is again working overtime in Sabah following the resignation Wednesday (26 Mar) of Ghapur Salleh as Deputy Natural Resources and Environment Minister just eight days after being appointed by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi calmly accepted the fact of loosing five state regimes in the general elections. He said: “I've heard the people's voices.”

Datuk Ahmad Said is already the Terengganu Minister Besar. It seems that Ahmad and the royal family who supports him won the first round.

Housing and Local Government Ministry would review the suggestion to hold local council elections, said its minister Ong Ka Chuan.

The new ten-member Selangor executive council comprising an equal number of Malays and non-Malays were sworn in at Istana Alam Shah in Klang Monday (24 Mar) morning.

Even though the general elections has ended for two weeks, but its effects are still continuing to be felt. Apart from the rumours that the East Malaysian BN MPs will switch to the opposition, the elections setback has also create uncertainty within the UMNO party elections.

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah is active recently. He called for a special meeting of all party branches and an extraordinary general meeting to discuss on the general election results, as well as announced that he will challenge Prime Minister cum Umno President Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi in this year's party elections.

Kijal assemblyman Datuk Ahmad Said is the new menteri besar of Terengganu, thus ending two weeks of standoff with the palace after the polls.

The results of the 12th general election has been described as one that “transcended racial and religious sentiments”. Rightly so.

However, the people wonder whether the government would bring them more benefits and realise their promises?