The Sarawak state elections are due only in 2011 but the state DAP wants an early discussion with the PKR national leadership on seat allocation for the next polls.

Political parties in the recent general elections will forfeit some of their deposits should they fail to bring down posters, flags and banners.

All Barisan Nasional component parties must consider amending their constitutions to accept members of all races as the voting trend shows a move away from racial politics, Perak Gerakan chief Datuk Chang Ko Youn said.

Umno, the backbone of the Barisan Nasional, also suffered at the hands of its electoral base as seen from losses of many Malay-majority constituencies, especially in the Klang Valley. Could the party have lost touch with the needs of its supporters?

An illegal gathering at the Ipoh Padang dispersed after the police gave its participants, claiming to be acting as individuals, 30 minutes to have their say and leave.

All 26 MCA councillors in local authorities in PAS-led Kedah will relinquish their positions with immediate effect.

PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa has clarified that his statement, on the party taking over the Government at the federal level, which was reported Sunday, was taken out of context.

Former Kelantan Umno liaison deputy chairman Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has called on all party leaders to take four months for “soul searching” before deciding on who should be their leader.

The Perak Youth Council wants the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah to recognise Barisan Nasional as the legitimate state government.

After more than a week of anticipation since the March 8 polls, Perak Mentri Besar-designate Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is scheduled to be sworn in at Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar today – his 51st birthday.