JOHOR BARU: Heavy downpour was not an obstacle for a voter working in Singapore to fulfil his responsibilities to vote for the Pulai Parliamentary by-election on Saturday (Sept 9).
C. Tamill, 57, an engineer at a steel factory in the republic, rushed to the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Taman Bukit Indah polling station, here, to cast his ballot paper as he had to start working at 2pm.
"Usually, on Saturdays and Sundays, I would work overtime. That’s why I got ready early in the morning and went to vote first before going to work this afternoon. Voting is an obligation,” said the resident of Taman Nusa Bestari to Bernama when met at the polling station. Meanwhile, a financial officer at a private company in Singapore, Tan Hui Huan, 45, said she had no problem voting today as Saturday and Sunday were her days off.
The mother of four also expressed hope that the elected representatives can help improve the economy of the community there.
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