THE day had begun well for Gobind Singh Deo. He was upbeat and energetic when addressing the Selangor DAP convention, little knowing that this would be his last speech as the party’s Selangor chairman.

THIS has been quite a fantastic year for DAP politician Steven Sim.

It has been one setback after another for the former prime minister, with one side clamouring for him to be punished while his supporters claim that justice has not been served.

DATUK Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin is actually a rather discreet politician. He is not the sort to shoot his mouth off and getting information from him is often like mining for gold.

THERE are no shades of grey when it comes to Umno’s most controversial man.

SOME see it as the passing of the torch, others have hailed the rise of women power - but the Johor DAP election also saw the descent of a former rising star.

THE dust has yet to settle over the Mahkota by-election but the angry exchange of words that has erupted is threatening to wash away the camaraderie between partners of the unity government.

RIGHT from the start, there was concern that the feud between Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh and Teresa Kok would spill over into the Mahkota by-election.

CRITICS claim that PKR’s Reformasi slogan has become “reformati” but the party’s recent anniversary rally suggested there are still many out there rooting for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

IT was not exactly an earthquake but delegates at the Penang DAP convention might have felt a tremor when one of the two candidates for the Chief Minister post ended up near the bottom.

THE boyish-faced Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah has captured public attention with his ability to speak Mandarin.

A PICTURE is worth a thousand words but the photograph of former Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng surrounded by "his team" ahead of the state DAP polls spoke more of votes than words.