The Batang Ai by-election will be held on April 7, on the same day as the by-elections in Bukit Selambau in Kedah and Bukit Gantang in Perak. In the unlikely event that the Perak state assembly will be dissolved, we can expect the Perak state election to be held on that magic date of April 7 as well.

Authoritative decisions from our institutions of state can be so predictable. That is why we need radical change in our political landscape. For a birth of a new political order, we have to endure the birth pain before the new baby arrives.