COMMENT Anecdotal evidence suggests that there has been a shift in the speculated timing of the general election.

After Barisan Nasional's win in the Hulu Selangor by-election in late April, coming as it did after their victory last October in the Bagan Pinang poll, speculation was rife that a much earlier-than-its-due-date general election would be held in the period April-June next year...