SG BAKAP BY-ELECTION | Hundreds of kilometres from the heart of the action, as the outcome of the Sungai Bakap election becomes clear, Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng was attending a dinner banquet in Selayang, Selangor.

When he announced the Perikatan Nasional victory to the guests, the response was less than encouraging.

“Tonight at a banquet with a few thousand people...