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Battlefield Port Dickson: By-election heightens interest in beach town

A by-election on Saturday in Port Dickson in Negeri Sembilan state featuring top Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim has heightened interest not just in the electoral contest but also the beach town itself

Left: An aerial view of Port Dickson, with hotels lining the more than 20km of beachfront (top left). It was a weekend draw for the middle class in its heyday. Mr Mohd Nazari Mokhtar, 57, is the Parti Islam SeMalaysia candidate for the Port Dickson b — An aerial view of Port Dickson, with hotels lining the more than 20km of beachfront. It was a weekend draw for the middle class in its heyday. PHOTO: BERNAMA

Left: An aerial view of Port Dickson, with hotels lining the more than 20km of beachfront (top left). It was a weekend draw for the middle class in its heyday. Mr Mohd Nazari Mokhtar, 57, is the Parti Islam SeMalaysia candidate for the Port Dickson b — Sunset at a beach in Port Dickson. In the last two decades, PD, as locals call it, has lost its shine as the country's premier beach town. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Left: An aerial view of Port Dickson, with hotels lining the more than 20km of beachfront (top left). It was a weekend draw for the middle class in its heyday. Mr Mohd Nazari Mokhtar, 57, is the Parti Islam SeMalaysia candidate for the Port Dickson b — Families at a Port Dickson beach. PD remains popular today with those looking for a quick beach escape and cheap seafood.ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Left: An aerial view of Port Dickson, with hotels lining the more than 20km of beachfront (top left). It was a weekend draw for the middle class in its heyday. Mr Mohd Nazari Mokhtar, 57, is the Parti Islam SeMalaysia candidate for the Port Dickson b — A gateway welcoming tourists to the Port Dickson area, just an hour's drive south of Kuala Lumpur. PHOTO: BERNAMA

Left: An aerial view of Port Dickson, with hotels lining the more than 20km of beachfront (top left). It was a weekend draw for the middle class in its heyday. Mr Mohd Nazari Mokhtar, 57, is the Parti Islam SeMalaysia candidate for the Port Dickson b — Malaysian Chief of Army Ahmad Hasbullah Mohd Nawawi inspecting the guard of honour on Oct 4 at the army's Basic Training Centre in Port Dickson. The town is home to a string of military facilities. PHOTO: BERNAMA

Left: An aerial view of Port Dickson, with hotels lining the more than 20km of beachfront (top left). It was a weekend draw for the middle class in its heyday. Mr Mohd Nazari Mokhtar, 57, is the Parti Islam SeMalaysia candidate for the Port Dickson b — Mr Mohd Nazari Mokhtar, 57, is the Parti Islam SeMalaysia candidate for the Port Dickson by-election. He is one of six rivals taking on Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is widely expected to win on Saturday. ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR

Left: An aerial view of Port Dickson, with hotels lining the more than 20km of beachfront (top left). It was a weekend draw for the middle class in its heyday. Mr Mohd Nazari Mokhtar, 57, is the Parti Islam SeMalaysia candidate for the Port Dickson b — Mr Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan (in blue), 33, a former aide of Mr Anwar Ibrahim who accused him of sodomy in 2008, at a PD farmers' market on Oct 3. He is running as an independent candidate in the by-election. PHOTO: BERNAMA

Left: An aerial view of Port Dickson, with hotels lining the more than 20km of beachfront (top left). It was a weekend draw for the middle class in its heyday. Mr Mohd Nazari Mokhtar, 57, is the Parti Islam SeMalaysia candidate for the Port Dickson b — Tan Sri Isa Samad, 68, a former vice-president of Umno and former Negeri Sembilan chief minister, making his rounds in a Port Dickson village on Oct 1. He quit Umno to contest the by-election as an independent. PHOTO: BERNAMA

South-east Asia Editor

Published:

Oct 9, 2018, 5:00 am SGT

Updated

Oct 25, 2018, 3:38 pm

Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim jogged barefooted on a Port Dickson beach last Wednesday and later that day made a surprise appearance at an event in an army camp there.

His moves captured the essence of the Negeri Sembilan town, home to scenic beaches and a string of military facilities.

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