00:00The cost of living and traffic are the chief concerns for many voters in the Sungai Bakar
00:08by-election today.
00:10Fifty-year-old school administrator Johari Madkarim said whoever wins today must improve
00:16traffic within the Sabarangparai districts without relying on highways.
00:21He said he had to suffer through congested traffic every day, including this morning,
00:25when it took him an hour to get to his polling centre.
00:29Similarly, Edwin Mok and Evelyn Pua said they are frustrated with the nearly two-hour
00:34commute from Bayan Lepas to Simpang Ampat.
00:37Meanwhile, Darshani Krishnan, 22, called for improved cost of living assistance and the
00:43provision of upskilling opportunities for the youth.
00:46The Sungai Bakar by-election sees a straight fight between Pakatan Harapan candidate Johari
00:52Arifin and Perikatan national candidate Abidin Ismail.
00:56It is being held following the death of incumbent Noor Samri Latif on May 24.
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