Malaysiakini's LIVE coverage of Permatang Pauh by-election nominations, beginning at 7.30am .
9-10am
Candididates file nominations papers
10-11am
Objection period
11-12 noon
Returning officer to announce decision on objections filed
12.00 noon Crowds disperse in heavy downpour.
11.45am Three-way contest it is! Returning officer Roslan Yahaya announces a three-cornered fight for Permatang Pauh - PKR's Anwar Ibrahim, BN's Arif Shah Omar Shah and Akim's Hanafi Hamat. As expected, PKR's 'spare tyre' Dr Mansor Othman withdrew.