The day after the Malaysian Election 2008

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• Lim Guan Eng son of Lim Kit Siang will be sworn in as the Penang chief minister on Tuesday.
• At the press conference, Lim pledged that the new state government will pursue an investor-friendly policies to ensure Penang retained its edge as the leading industrial and manufacturing region.
• Newly-elected Air Putih state assembly person Lim Guan Eng will be sworn in as the Penang chief minister on Tuesday.
  
  Speaking to reporters today, Lim said that the outgoing CM Dr Koh Tsu Koon wanted to be present at the swearing in ceremony but he would not be able to attend if the function was held tomorrow.
  Camera & editing: Ng Kok Foong
  Reporting: Beh Lih Yi & Chua Sue-Ann
  
  
  
• Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today his successor Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has "destroyed" the ruling coalition after disastrous weekend elections
  He suggested Abdullah should resign, and said he had made a mistake in selecting him as prime minister.
• Mukhriz son of Dr Mahathir, member of Umno's powerful youth wing who was elected to parliament for first time on the weekend, urged Abdullah to "do the right thing".
  "It is yet to be seen what he will do but I think it's a very clear message that there is wholesale dissatisfaction with the prime minister for the way he has been running the country these four years," he said.
• Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has no plans to resign, his spokesman said today, despite leading the ruling coalition to its worst ever election results.
• Barisan Nasional chairperson Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will seek an audience with the Agong at 6pm today to inform him that the BN has won the general election. Following that Abdullah is expected to be sworn in as the Prime Minister tomorrow morning at 10.30am.
  
• On March 8, MIC president S Samy Vellu turned 72. It was also the day the curtain fell on his political era.
  
  After nearly three decades in power, the politician who commanded a cult-like following in his party was defeated in the fortress where he reigned for nine terms.
  
  It was a cleansing of MIC's top echelon. The casualties included deputy president G Palanivel, vice-president S Sothinathan, Youth chief S A Vigneswaran and Women's wing chief P Komala Devi.

• Three menteri besar from PAS, one each from DAP and PKR
• Azizan Abdul Razak, 64, Kedah PAS Commissioner, is expected to be sworn in as the state Menteri Besar today. Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat,77-year-old PAS Spritual Leader, is almost certain to helm the Kelantan government.
• Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, PKR secretary-general has emerged the front runner to be the new Menteri Besar of Selangor. .

Source Malaysiakini