PD POLLS | Lau Seck Yan is battling several giants in the Port Dickson by-election, with no less than PKR president-elect Anwar Ibrahim and former Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Mohd Isa Abdul Samad in the fray.

Although the odds are stacked heavily against her, the independent candidate remains unfazed.

"It so happens I have to face big names, very influential people. But to me, nobody is greater than the other. We are all the same, actually.

"I never have any fear, because you see, I am a Buddhist. As the Buddha said, have no fear in whatever you do, as long as your heart is pure and you cultivate the right path," Lau told Malaysiakini in an interview at the Port Dickson Waterfront...