The sleepy town of Kepala Batas, Penang, the stronghold of Malaysia's fifth prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, came alive last night with the strong presence of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia leaders and their supporters.

Dubbed '3M', Bersatu chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad, president Muhyiddin Yassin and his deputy Mukhriz Mahathir, were in top form last night as they appealed to the Kepala Batas folk to vote Pakatan Harapan.

"Don't let the country be ruled by "penyanggak, penyamun and pencuri (thugs, robbers and thieves)," said Mahathir.

Mahathir is on a mission to topple Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak at the coming 14th national polls, with Muhyiddin describing the 1MDB scandal as the "worst financial crisis in the world", not just Malaysia...