Today in Penang History

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An ethnic Chinese man cycles past election campaign posters put up by the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) in Georgetown on the northern Malaysian island state of Penang March 6, 2008. Malaysia will go to the polls on Saturday.


An ethnic Malay man waits as he tries to cross a street in front of an election campaign banner from the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) in Georgetown on the northern Malaysian island state of Penang. Malaysia will go to the polls on Saturday.



Malaysian walk next to Malaysia opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) and ruling National Front coalition election campaign banners in downtown Penang Island, Malaysia Thursday, March 6, 2008. Malaysians will vote in the general elections on Saturday.

Malaysia opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) election campaign banners flap in the wind in downtown Penang Island, Malaysia Thursday, March 6, 2008. Malaysians will vote in the general elections on Saturday.

Rocket logos of the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) in northern Penang state. Polls opened in Malaysia on Saturday as voters cast ballots for 222 parliamentary seats and 12 state legislatures, with the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition expected to extend its half-century rule.

Lim Guan Eng, Secretary-General of the opposition party, Malaysian Democratic Action Party or DAP, reacts during a press conference in Penang Island, Malaysia, Saturday, March 8, 2008. Malaysia's opposition party threatened on Saturday to hand the ruling coalition its biggest upset in 40 years by winning the northern island state of Penang, sources on both political sides said.