Yong Kai Ping (Malaysiakini)
Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak couldn’t have made it any clearer – the upcoming Kuala Terengganu by-election is crucial for Umno. Indeed for him, Kuala Terengganu is the key to reversing Umno’s fortune.
At a meeting with top editors two weeks ago, the prime minister-in-waiting has likened Kuala Terengganu to the by-election in Parit Raja 20 years ago, which saw Umno Baru raising from the ashes after being mauled in Johor Baru months earlier.