SLIM RIVER, PERAK - Retired teacher Madam Sarojini Koru said she is unsure if she will cast her vote in a by-election in this rural district in Perak on Saturday.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SLIM RIVER, PERAK - Retired teacher Madam Sarojini Koru said she is unsure if she will cast her vote in a by-election in this rural district in Perak on Saturday.In another part of Slim constituency, Mr Kent Tan, 23, said he is too busy running a handphone shop to register as a voter, let alone go down to the polling station to vote.
Sentiments from several voters met in the ward in the last two days revealed that some Malaysians are suffering from voter fatigue or simply disinterested. Further, the parties are restricted to gatherings of fewer than 250 people for their rallies to meet health protocols. Pejuang is represented by Islamic lawyer Amir Kusyairi Mohamad Tanusi, 38. He is standing as an independent as the party's registration has yet to be approved.With politicians from both sides of the political divide in constant bickering, some voters felt that their needs have been cast aside.
"The government has never solved the problem," she said, showing how the fridge in her pre-war home in Trolak Pekan is placed on stilts because of the regular floods.Several land settlers who live in the government's Felda farming schemes complain that they have yet to receive affordable homes promised to their children.
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