Nothing impossible in Malaysia' s politics now

Before the official announcement of the result of the Permatang Pauh by-election, who would have predicted or believed that Anwar Ibrahim could actually prevail with an even larger majority than that obtained by Dr. Wan Azizah in the general election held in 2004 ? Just before 8 March, 2008, who would have foreseen that the BN could actually lose its 2/3 majority in the Federal Parliament and powers in four states ?

How long can BN keep its lawmakers abroad ?