00:01The three independent candidates in the Melaka election are relying on community ties and
00:07practical solutions to compete against established parties without powerful political machinery
00:12or large campaign budgets. 65-year-old Abu Bakar Sabudin, who is contesting Bukit Katil,
00:19said he was funding his campaign with personal savings and had declined financial help from
00:24friends. He faces incumbent Datuk Seri Adli Zahari of Pakatan Harapan,
00:55Mohamad Rizwan Mohamad Sarif of Perikatan Nasional and Dr Aliza Che Amran of Parti Bersama Malaysia
01:01in a four-cornered contest. Abu Bakar, who has lived in Bukit Katil since 1996,
01:07has organised community activities and identified flash floods and storm damage as key local concerns.
01:14Running under the key symbol, he said he had yet to decide whether to support any political bloc
01:20in the event of a hung assembly, adding that his priority was to win voters' support.
01:25In Bemban, independent candidate Abdul Halim Syed acknowledged the challenges but remained
01:31determined to reach voters directly. The 58-year-old faces incumbent perikatans Dr Yadzil Yaqub,
01:38Rabai Abdul Hamid of Bersatu and Bersamas Dr Solehin Saleh in a four-cornered contest.
02:04Known as Cikgu Halim for managing a kindergarten, the father of nine said he preferred practical
02:10solutions over promises, focusing on helping residents through government agencies.
02:15His priorities include recurring floods and complaints over Kampung Tehil disappearing from
02:21residents' addresses following a digital village project. Abdul Halim, who has lived there since
02:262001, said he would support any administration committed to serving the people. In Sungai Rambai,
02:33independent candidate 59-year-old Norizan Jantan, who is contesting under the diamond symbol,
02:39said his long-standing ties with villagers gave him a close understanding of local concerns.
Comments