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First time voters say their piece

BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS & ANNABELL NAJA TOMMY KUCHING: As the polling day for the 15th general election (GE15) draws closer, political parties are hard at work as they pull out all the stops with their campaigns to win over the voters. Amid the campaigns, the first time voters have expressed their views on whether […]

Fast lanes for elderly, expectant mothers, disabled required

KUCHING: President of the Malaysian Medical Association, Dr Muruga Raj Rajathurai has urged the Election Commission (EC) to ensure a fast lane and conveniences for older persons, expectant mothers and the disabled. He said with 18 year olds now eligible to vote, a higher voter turnout and a longer waiting time spent in the queue […]

Youth voting power

THEY have been touted as kingmakers who could determine the outcome of the 15th general election (GE15) on Saturday. Or are they just wildcards in the current political landscape? There are about 1.4 million first-time voters between the ages of 18 and 21 and about 5.8 million new voters. In Sarawak, there are some 675,077 […]

Receptive to youth needs

By Arianna Arissa Sarawak was the first state in Malaysia to amend its Constitution to lower the voting age from 21 years to 18 years old. The state also lowered the minimum age required for a person to become an elected representative from 21 to 18 years old through the Constitution of State of Sarawak […]

Bringing the voice of youth to parliament

“My routine has shifted. Go to bed at 2 am and get up at 4.30 am. Then ponder and prepare to visit the people and seek their votes. “There is no longer any free time as there once was. There’s no time to pick up the kids from school… a duty which my wife is […]

Young voters need to be heard

Young people and young candidates with their youthful spirits are now arguably one of the most influential sectors of society, especially as the 15th general election is coming. Young voters will play a role as kingmakers in this election cycle. This is understandably so because about five million young people have been automatically included in […]

GE15: Young voters want social media-literate leaders of calibre

KUALA LUMPUR: Individuals with calibre, capable of solving people’s issues and social media literate — these are among the characteristics that young voters, aged 18 to 21, who will be voting for the first time to elect their representatives in the 15th general election (GE15) — are looking for. According to a majority of the […]

Youths need to be made aware of importance of voting

SIBU: Alice Lau Kiong Yieng says she has no special strategy to entice young voters (Undi18) because this is a challenge not only to her party but to all other parties. According to the Lanang incumbent, this is because they are first-time voters in the coming 15th general election (GE15). “From feedback, most of them […]

Enticing young voters main challenge

KUCHING: The main challenge faced during this 15th general election (GE15) is ways to attract young voters to the polls and vote a party worthy of forming the new government. Tellian assemblyman Royston Valentine said that even though it would  be the first time that these young people are involved as voters, the parties that […]

Splitting of votes may cost DAP this time

KUCHING: Sarawak DAP will not be able to retain all its six parliamentary seats in the 15th General Election (GE15), especially after the party’s huge defeat in the state polls in December last year. However, it is also premature to predict which seats they will lose as it boils down to the focus of their […]