ANALYSIS With PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim announcing his candidacy and the Election Commission (EC) having set the date for the Kajang by-election, all eyes are now on MCA – as to who the party will send to face its ‘super-heavyweight’ rival.

Nevertheless, it seems, the problem currently faced by the Chinese-based BN party is whether the ‘chosen one’ should be a national leader able take on Anwar, or a grassroots leader familiar with local issues and who has a strong network in the 'satay town'...