It was written in May, 2003 when Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting and Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy were the newly minted party chairman and deputy chairman.

Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo quitted his positions as Selangor Umno and BN chief. His positions will be replaced by Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib.

The fallout in Perlis UMNO continues to take it toll with Radzi Sheikh Ahmad resigning Wednesday (19 Mar) as secretary general of both UMNO and the Barisan Nasional coalition after he was dropped from the new Cabinet Tuesday (18 Mar). He was previously Home Affairs Minister. Tengku Adnan Mansor, the Putrajaya MP, who was also dropped from the Cabinet, takes over Radzi’s job immediately.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman Said Wednesday (19 Mar) it is up to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to decide on the replacement for Datuk Anifah Aman who had turned down the Deputy Transport Minister's post.

The Barisan Rakyat coalition comprising PKR, DAP and PAS has picked Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to be the Opposition leader in Parliament for the current session in Dewan Rakyat.

Gerakan Secretary-General Chia Kwang Chye said Gerakan was not sad and disappointed over the loss of cabinet minister post because the party would put all effort on the party development and restructuring.

Compared to the previous Cabinet, obviously, the new Cabinet is more vital and some independent views are included. Abdullah intends to build a younger, professional and open-minded new Cabinet.

All Ministers and deputy ministers are required to declare their properties as it is essential for the people to know the assets they possess, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

I've made a good and a bad assumption for the future after the elections. If political parties do not do well, it might lead to the bad consequences.

The forum organized jointly by Sin Chew Daily, Guang Ming Daily, EyeAsia and Sinchew-i two days after the elections at its head office in Petaliong Jaya attracted over 5,000 people.