[10:30pm] The Star’s SMS alert:

DPM Najib: Anwar’s victory in Permatang Pauh by-election proves democracy is very much alive in Malaysia and not manipulated.

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[10:00pm] Malaysiakini SMS alert:

Official result - Anwar Ibrahim (31,195 votes), Arif Shah Omar Shah (15,524 votes), Hanafi Hamat (92). Anwar won with majority of 15,671.

In another word, the majority won by Anwar is much more than the majority won by Wan Azizah in March 2008.

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[9:30pm] Malaysiakini SMS alert:

Official Election Commission (EC) result: With 11 more boxes to go, Anwar has won the by-election with a 14,551 majority

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Ladies and gentlemen, many thanks to our fellow anak-anak Bangsa Malaysia in Permatang Pauh, the New Malaysia is finally here!

Unofficial result indicates that PKR’s Anwar Ibrahim has won the by-election, with the majority votes speculated to be above the margins garnered by his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail in March 2008 before she relinquished her seat to give way for Anwar.

Despite the phantom voters alleged by PKR and as reported by Malaysiakini, early results showed that the movement of votes does swing to the PKR’s side, leaving the BN’s candiate Arif Shah Omar Shah in lurch, after spending lavishly on sweets and tidbits to the area during and prior to the nomination day.

Earlier, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was reported by Malaysiakini to have left for Kuala Lumpur as early as 4:30pm, early signal of BN losing the battle to PKR.

Anyway, one down, another to go. The next immediate target is nothing less than the September 16.

More later.

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