I am not in the habit of reading all the news on the internet every morning. Now the Manik Urai seat in Kelantan is vacant due to the demised of its assemblyman, Allahyarham Ismail Yaacob. Salam Takziah to Allahyarham's family members. Unlike Penanti, i guess the reason for the vacancy is very much valid and BN must stand and give a fight by all means even though it is merely a by-election. If BN manage to wrist the seat, then it will be a good benchmark to be a yardstick to evaluate the acceptance of Kelantan's voters in relation to the new leadership of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

P/S: BN & UMNO, get up and fight one more round coz sometimes you have to fight when you are a man.!!

Taken from Staronline:

Kelantan’s Manik Urai assemblyman passes away
By SHAHANAAZ HABIB and SYED AZHAR MOHAMMED

KOTA BARU: Kelantan assemblyman for Manik Urai, Ismail Yaacob, 60, (PAS) passed away from complications arising from diabetes at 6am on Friday at the Raja Perempuan Zainab II hospital here.

PAS deputy commissioner II Datuk Nik Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said he would be buried at his home in Manik Urai after Friday prayers.

PAS Elections Director Datuk Nustafa Ali will hold a press conference at 11am at PAS headquarters in Jalan Raja Laut.