This reporting would have started earlier if I had heard the alarm clock ring.
A team of 4 each have been deployed in Bukit Gantang (BG) and Bukit Selambau (BS ). We do not have anyone in Batang Ai to do ground reporting,but you can gwt updates of the voting and the results there from HERE.
Reports from our ground teams from Bukit Selambau will be uploaded here whilst that from the team in Bukit Gantang will be uploaded as well as at Zorro Unmasked.
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9.10pm from BS – The Barisan Rakyat blogger team has left the scoreboard centre as there is only one more ballot box to be tallied and PKR’s lead remains unassailable. Their off to dinner and then to celebrate this glorious victory for the rakyat.
Batang Ai?
Post-mortem on another day. delCapo and I are sure the 14 ballot boxes that travelled unacompanied by any PKR rep was pivotal.
Good night, Malaysia.
8.49pm from BS – Pekan Selebau BN by 150. Titis Panjang to PKR by 67. PKR leads by 2174. Now unassailable.
8.10pm from BS – Tmn Ria Jaya to PKR by majority of 941. PKR takes Bukit Selambau. The remaining ballot boxes would be too inconsequential in number to affect the outcome. They may only reduce the majority
8.07pm from BS – Tmn Ria Utara to PKR by majority of 75
8.04pm from BS – Sengkap to BN by 150. PKR now leads by 1294.
8.03pm from BS – Peruda to PKR by majority of 189. PKR now leads by 1444
8.00pm from BS – Laguna Merbok to PKR by majority of 121. PKR now lead by 1255
7.56pm from BS – Kuala Sin to BN by majority of 210. PKR lead by 1161
7.55pm from BS – Kg Pokok Machang to BN by majority of 33
7.51 from BS – Bandar Baru to PKR by majority of 111. PKR lead now by 1401
7.29 from BS – Bkt Rasa to PKR by majority of 65. PKR lead now by 1290
7.24pm from BS – Bukit Lembu to BN by 33. PKR lead now 1225
7.22pm from BS – 7 out of 22 peti undi have gone to PKR, almost by half or more in each area.
7.22pm from BS – Untied Petani another 192. Lead now 1258.
7.13pm from BS – Ayer Merindah : BN 313 PKR 699. Tasek Apong : BN 334 PKR 522. Overall now over 1,100.
7.05pm from BS – Postal votes : PKR – 13 BN – 34
7.03pm from BS – 4 stations on board. PKR leading all by approximately 670 votes.
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5.08pm from BS – Polling stations have all closed amidst heavy rain. The team of delCapo, Milla, Nanda, Ariff and Viveg are going to take a well-deserved break. Later, two will be at the scoreboard centre to track the results.
Me? I’m going to grab 4o winks. See you all in a bit.
4.51pm from BS – YB Amiruddin Shaari of Batu Caves is in Bukit Rusa. Raining heavily.
4.42pm from BS – Bkt Rusa voter turnout as 4pm 496/667
4.36pm from BS – Raining. High tension in Bdr Baru Sg Lalang. Supporters separated by FRU. 60% voter turnout but still coming.
4.35pm from BS – Bdr Baru Sg Lalang campaign is good and safe. More crowd here.
4.27pm from BS – 2 black maria load of light strike force at Bkt Rusa. Suasana hangat.
4.24pm from BS – Its raining now
4.11pm from BS – Tmn Ria Jaya jammed. Voter turnout increased according to some sources on the ground. Can’t verify.
4.07pm from BS : Tmn Ria Jaya getting hotter. More FRU seen on the ground. Seems like fun place to be.
4.01pm from BS : Desa Aman 60% voter turnout. Last hour effort by PKR to transport non-Malay voters out. Traffic jam. They must try motorbikes.
3.57pm from BS – Feeling is good on the ground in Bukit Selambau. 1 more hour – catching hantu time.
3.55pm from BS – Ladang Perbadanan as at 2.30pm, voter turnout is 457 out of a total number of 971.
3.39 from BS – Traffic heavy in Bukit Selambau
2.31pm from BS – Peti undi Tasek Apong 55% turnout. Supporters calm. Mostly middle aged voters.
2.15pm from BS – Dark clouds. Heavy rain threatening. Voter turnout will be affected. Heli flying overhead.
2.10pm from BS : Sek Men Sains, Sg Petani voter turnout only 40%. YB Gobala is here. Supporters very spirited.
1.44 from Batang Ai – Latest report. Most Polling Stations in interior closed and counting under way. for more updates on Batang Ai, check out http://www.linasoo.com/batangai.html
1.39pm from BS – Bdr Sg Petani 797 total votes including 1 postal vote.votwer turnout 30%. Majority from saluran 2.
1.35pm from BS – Tasik Apong, as of 11.ooam, voter turnout 30%. 420/1363. Mostly saluran 1.
1.23pm from BS – Photo of the hantu car list below. Please disseminate this info to those in Bukit Selambau to be on the look out
1.22pm from BS – Kg Pokok Machang voter turnout as at now is 302/696
1.17pm from BS – Titi Panjang voter turnout as at now is 610/1058
1.15pm from BS – Selambau SMK Aman Jaya 25% turnout. Older folks and women. No incidents. Supporters calm.
1.12pm from BS – SM Pusat Laguna Merbok. A few vehicle number plates of suspected vehicles carrying hantu are up on display . PKR is sweeping Laguna Merbok.
1.10pm from BS – SJKT Saraswathy at Air Mendidih. SPR figures as of 12.30pm 683 voters out of 1695 have cast their votes. Voter turnout 35%. Not encouraging. Otherwise all ok. PKR numbers : Saluran 1 – 58 Saluran 2 – 131
12.54pm from BS – Bus of 40 suspected hantu caught at Gurun.
12.50pm from BS – Voter turnout at Kg Pokok Machang as at now is 360/1996
12.38pm from BS – Passed Kg Apong. More PKR support.
12.36pm from BS – The names of candidates 13 and 14 swapped on ballot paper. Found at pusat mengundi IKM. This was reported by independent candidate Venisen himself.
12.28pm from BS – Voter turnout at Pekan Bukit Selambau as at now is 360/1996.
12.17pm from BS – Suasana panas dan hangat tapi meriah di daerah mengundi Pekan Selambau. Jalan sesak 5 km.
12.13pm from BS – Just received a photo from Tmn Peruda of the PKR polling booth.
12.06pm from BS – Received the photos below with the following note : Tmn ria jaya n peruda.. Malay area.. Pkr booth busier than BN
12.05pm from BS – Tmn Peruda voter turnout 20%. PKR more than BN
12.00pm from BS – Taman Ria 1 bus pengundi hantu. Taman Ria Jaya 4 buses. All suspected phantom voters. Indian driver. Passengers can’t be located. Suspected that some have already been despatched.
11.58am from BS – At Tmn Peruda, police acting fairly. Saw them ask a lady to remove outfit with BN badge before entering polling station.
11.52am at BS – At Tmn Peruda, traffic on the main road is heavy. Appeal to the voters to come out early on foot or bikes. Weather is good.
11.33am from BS – Voter turnout at Bkt Batu Belacan as at now is 142/778
11.31am from BS – Ariff and Nanda heading back to Selambau
11.22 from BS – Suspected 1 more bus of hantu at Bandar Baru.
11.21 from BS – Police escorted bus all the way to Gurun. Bus at balai polis Gurun. 1 PKR rep allowed in. Gate to the balai polis closed. 22 people in front of the balai polis.
11.17am from BS – Taman Ria looks like a PKR majority so far.
10.58am from BS – Taman Ria Jaya voters came out early and the majority were for PKR, according to a PAS local.
10.56am from BS – Taman Ria Jaya mostly BN and Puteri UMNO. Mainly outsiders.
10.55am from BS – Nanda and Ariff following 1 bus pengundi hantu from Bukit Lembu to Sg Lalang. Police car escorting front and back of bus.
10.48am from BS – Turnout at Kampong Sungkap as at now is 163/600
10.34am from BS – Turnout at Sekolah Aman Jaya, Bukit Lembu as at now is 183/800
10.31 from BS – Bukit Lembu situation under control. PKR person in charge says voter turnout encouraging. Area comprises 3 estates of mainly Indians.
10.20am from BS – Bus No. KBV 2359, with 209 occupants thought to be pengundi hantu has been stopped in Bukit Lembu.
10.15am from BS – In Taman Ria Utara, 200 PKR supporters vs 100 BN supporters. Loud noises but still under control. Weather is good. Khalid Samad here. Ganesan also here.
9.10am from BS – Team breakfast with the MP of Sungai Patani, Johari Abdul, PKR Youth Shamsul, PKR director of training. Feeling all round is good. “Hot day” ahead in Selambau as MIC all out. Zero hantu buses thus far.
8.20am from BS – Both PKR and BN workers at polling station. Police at every junction. Streets still quiet. Traffic free flow.
The People's Parliament 
sunwayopal
April 7, 2009
We just cannot affod to lose the Bukit Gantang side today!
Paul Warren
April 7, 2009
Tell those following buses with hantu voters to take pictures of bus and bus No. as well as pictures of the hantus themselves and post it somewhere for outside verification. Always better to name and shame these guys to get at the truth.
TQBANG
April 7, 2009
thats the way to do it guys N gals. good job n carry on. the almighty lord and all the angels of change malaysia will be wit u. good luck.
Antares
April 7, 2009
Up at 11:11, now tracking. Two thumbs up, guys & gals!
eechia
April 7, 2009
Hantussss~ Kill them. Kill them!
malayamuda
April 7, 2009
hatus ? Althantuya ?
wandererAUS
April 7, 2009
Congrats Haris, expose these damn cheats…UMNO cannot win a election without resorting to dirty tricks, this is in their character…low beings!
teo siew chin
April 7, 2009
Bukit Gantang – is there a way for sombody there to use a foghorn and yell into the roads at supporters to head for Taiping instead and not block the real voters on the roads to the polling stations. thanks.
Dear Haris – Great job! SALUTE!
Yap
April 7, 2009
Make sure the the boxes are escorted by the Pakatan rep to the counting center.
Have guards around the counting center to ensure no additional boxes are taken in from the rear of the building. Check rooms located besides the counting center for ballot boxes. In the midst of excitement and distraction created on purpose, boxes are brought in.
Follow EC official at the counting center when one of them leave the counting hall prior to counting and during counting, who are they reporting to??
Yap
April 7, 2009
Make sure there are no ballot boxes in the counting center prior to receiving the boxes from the voting center.
All ballot boxes must tally from all voting centers.
Ipohan
April 7, 2009
Numbers in respective booth or camp is not the deciding factor.
The last time in Ipoh, BN camp is loaded/bustling with voters..& u tot , they won..turn out PR/DAP win huge in all voting centre. Thank god for that.
datoseri
April 7, 2009
Haris and team,
Thank you for the excellent follow up and reporting.
Together, we all can bring back democracy!!
Muralidharan
April 7, 2009
PKR win 3 – 0
Amiruddin Haji Abu
April 7, 2009
It is a matter of strategy to win. Negative or positive.
The name of the game is “WINNING”. I am watching. I am judging. I don’t decide. Hard work pays. Keep it up to ensure “WINNING”.
peihong
April 7, 2009
for bukit selambau voters
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/7/nation/3646720&sec=nation
izzshah
April 7, 2009
Wah bersemangat nampak…. kita tengok sapa yang kena…..
yowchuan
April 7, 2009
Haris & Team, thanks for the great updates from the ground so far!
I wonder how many of these hantus managed through sneak through undetected…
Malaysianatheart
April 7, 2009
At 4:10 p.m. : Voter turnout as you have posted them are disappointing. Not a good sign for PKR if there is a low voter turnout. Can’t you guys do something about that? Go kick some butts and get them to come out and vote lah bro! We only have 50 minutes to go!
Batang Ai apparently may go our way – just about. Its going to be a hat-trick lads! Go Barisan Rakyat Go!!
Lim Ee Jin
April 7, 2009
To Haris Ibrahim and team,
Thanks for a fantastic job, and for working your hearts out. I am sure BN/Umno has no one like you guys – who persevere not because of $$$/contracts, but because you believe in the Pakatan cause.
yowchuan
April 7, 2009
Linasoo.com is updating the results… so far BN leads by 2 districts…
lanwm
April 7, 2009
could be a 2-1 win for PR. we seem to be loosing BA
selvi
April 7, 2009
Definately not a good sign that most of the voters are from Saluran 1 and 2 – having polls on a Tuesday seems to have paid off for BN.
yowchuan
April 7, 2009
Still too early to tell guys… Let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best!
yowchuan
April 7, 2009
Confirmed…Batang Ai gone to BN.
Mohd Jalani
April 7, 2009
Yesterday I went to BA with some friends, saw lorries and pickups loaded with large sewing machines costing RM1500 each, we shook our head and said it would be an uphill battle for PKR to win!!
Mohd Jalani
April 7, 2009
syabas guys n gals (esp. to linasoo), your contributions sparkles and glitters in the darkness of Malaysian Democracy…
Paul Warren
April 7, 2009
If you find the sinister guy fuming as he walks in shortly…don’t blame him…he has been walking back from where ever he was for more than 2 hours now. So keep the really cool beers for for him o.k
pkler
April 7, 2009
Sabah & Sarawak is a different kettle of fish politically-the mood for change just isn’t the same but it is there. Very disappointing but we must keep our heads up. 3 elections stretched our abilities and having it on tuesdays lowered turnout.
PR leaders in the peninsular must listen more to the grassroots in sabah and S’wak-they just don’t get it. Anwar never did; even working 24/7 for Mahathir at the 1994 sabah state election with all the dirty tools at his mercy he failed to unseat PBS legally. He should not be the PKR leader in Sabah and sarawak.
Paul Warren
April 7, 2009
Will be good for posterity, to post on this blog post of yours, the time Shah walks in, don’t you think?
deekay
April 7, 2009
Well done, Harris. The win surely makes it up for your effort. Cheers!
SAJ
April 7, 2009
Thanks a million for the great news…
Adrian CF Ng
April 7, 2009
Congratulations!!Well done Rakyat!!!
Thanks for all the hard work and info!!!Kudos to the 3 teams in Bukit Selambau, Bukit Gantang & Batang Ai!!!When are you free Haris, wanna buy you drinks and listen to all your tales up North…
Barbara J
April 7, 2009
Good night Haris and friends! Tis night so sweet! Thank you everyone for your efforts.
Indiran
April 7, 2009
Sam & the rest of the team of bloggers,
Thanks guys for your updates…
Well deserved vistory for the Barisan Rakyat…
Truly, the people have spoken.
Dharm
April 7, 2009
The Rakyat have spoken!! It may not have been 3-0 but 2-1 is still a win and what a win it is!! For all those who say that hope is gone, this shows that it is very much alive. Hidup Rakyat! Hidup Malaysia!
I remain, as always Anak Bangsa Malaysia
anna brella
April 7, 2009
Thank you for the great reporting Haris, Zorro and all the other team-members in the seemingly tireless, rapid-response Barisan Rakyat ABM blogger-team!
And CONGRATULATIONS to the PR team, to PAS’s MB Nizar Jamaluddin, to PKR’s Manikumar and to the wise voting rakyat of Bukit Gantang/Perak and Bukit Selambau/Kedah.
I am sorry it has to be commiserations for Jawah Gerang and the poor folk who lost out today at Batang Ai/Sarawak. Perhaps stumbling blocks there were there today will be better understood and dealt with by the time of that next opportunity in Sarawak.
“Imagine Power To The People” John Lennon.
MalaysiaNation
April 7, 2009
Harris and Bloggers,
Bravo! Great job for offers yourself (bloggers)”Turun Padang”
Yes, Change we can believe in!
Pakatan Rakyat always in our heart! Well done!
All the best to you and God blessed!
Have a safe journey back to KL.
Wishes,
Malaysia Nation.
Nottie
April 7, 2009
…..the 14 ballot boxes that travelled unacompanied by any PKR rep was pivotal! Precisely,bro…
Great job for the coverage.Our sincere appreciations for all your hard works and love for a brighter future for our next generations…all this are only made possible with true anak bangsa malaysia spirit.
Terima Kasih Haris,Delcapo,Bernard,RPK and all others concerns…for fighting on to see a better Malaysia and for all your courage to fight this battle for all against the modern days tyrant…which should have been wiped out in total…earlier during 3/2008.
Syabas again bros’…the rakyats loves you guys.
BrightEyes
April 7, 2009
To borrow Mahathir’s words, ahem…
It looks like a paradigm shift has occurred!
storm62
April 8, 2009
BRAAAAAAAVOOOOOOO guys!!! congrats!!!
million thanks to the voters of bkt gantang & bkt selambau!!! YOU give Malaysia a bright future!!!
my heart felt thanks to bro haris & team for all their unselfishly job well doned!
HIDUP PAKATAN RAKYAT!!!
Eyes Wide Open
April 8, 2009
the bn will continue to lose and the pr will continue to gain ground.
i will be posting an analysis on why this WILL happen tomorrow. drop by and have a look pls ya!
sharleen
April 8, 2009
YES WE DID….THX 2 U HARIS N DA GANG…PEOPLE POWER…
Clifford
April 8, 2009
What a day, Haris, wish I was still there in BG.
Pity about BA, but the strong victories in BG and BS are a great achievement indeed.
I think that quote from Zorro’s blog says it all: “…Kita sudah menang…. Cina sudah menjadi saudara kita…”
HIDUP RAKYAT! HIDUP ANAK BANGSA MALAYSIA!
Victory for the people.
Now, to take back Perak, and then onward to the Federal government!
Antares
April 8, 2009
A very special toast to all of you sexy & unstoppable Anak Bangsa Malaysia who have been at the cutting edge of political transformation since 2006! Sweet rest & even sweeter dreams, Haris! 🙂
hamzah
April 8, 2009
Bro,
Thank you 🙂
zach
April 8, 2009
A heartfelt thank u to Zorro,Haris,DelCapo,Duke,Boom etc
We,the rakyat salute u for ur all the hardwork n effort u hav all put iin this campaign
People of Bukits Gantang n Selambau, u hav done Malaysia proud by makin the vote 4 change
My heartfelt thanx 2 the voters of Bukit Gantang 4 joinin YB Nizar to “mohon derhaka”
My hearfelt thanx 2 the voters of Bukit Selambau 4 showin the pasr relics such as Mamakthir n Semi Value just how irrelevant there r 2day
As 4 Btg Ai,we’ll live 2 fight another day
REFORMASI!!!!!!!
HIDUP RAKYAT!!!!!!!
BUBAR DUN PERAK!!!!!!!
HANCUR BN!!!!!!!!!!
LSW
April 8, 2009
Thank you Haris for the hard work in 2 bukits.
----- Jennifer -----
April 8, 2009
i like your blog…
Free Malaysia
April 8, 2009
Th next GE will be BN’s Waterloo
AuntyG
April 8, 2009
Thank you Haris, Zorro and others for your untiring efforts and dammmm good reporting from ground zero. We are very pleased with 2-1 (good omen for 2/3 majority soon!)