POLLING
on January 17, 2009 by ZainalA woman casts her vote at a polling station during a key by-election in Kuala Terengganu, about 500 km (311 miles) northeast of Kuala Lumpur January 17, 2009. Voting began on Saturday in a fiercely contested by-election in Malaysia’s northeast that could end up undermining the country’s incoming prime minister if the government loses.
A woman on a wheelchair enters a polling station to casts her vote during a key by-election in Kuala Terengganu, about 500 km (311 miles) northeast of Kuala Lumpur January 17, 2009. Voting began on Saturday in a fiercely contested by-election in Malaysia’s northeast that could end up undermining the country’s incoming prime minister if the government loses.
VOLUNTEERS
on January 16, 2009 by ZainalVolunteers for Malaysia’s opposition party, Parti Islam se-Malaysia (PAS) gathered under their huge party’s flag in Kuala Terengganu, about 500 km (311 miles) northeast of Kuala Lumpur January 16, 2009. Malaysia’s opposition is confident it can wrest control of a key seat from the government in a by-election on Saturday and said that victory here will help entice over government MPs to defect.
SPECIAL PRAYER
on January 15, 2009 by ZainalMalaysian Muslims pray during a special prayer for peace in Gaza led by Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (not seen) at a hall in Kuala Terengganu, about 500 km (311 miles) northeast of Kuala Lumpur January 15, 2009.
A Muslim man prays during a during a special prayer for peace in Gaza at a indoor stadium in Kuala Terengganu, about 500 km (311 miles) northeast of Kuala Lumpur January 15, 2009.
CNY 2009
on January 13, 2009 by ZainalA worker prepares red lantern decorations at Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur January 13, 2009. Red decorations are customarily used by Chinese people all over the world to usher in the Lunar New Year on January 26, 2009, which is the Year of the Ox.
A worker prepares red lantern decorations at Thean Hou Temple in Kuala Lumpur January 13, 2009. Red decorations are customarily used by Chinese people all over the world to usher in the Lunar New Year on January 26, 2009, which is the Year of the Ox.
PROTON
on January 12, 2009 by ZainalA worker checks the new Proton cars at a yard near Kuala Lumpur January 12, 2009. Malaysia’s national car company Proton Holdings may sell a controlling stake to a foreign carmaker, company Chairman Nadzmi Mohd Salleh told the Business Times newspaper.










