YOURSAY | ‘This is a waste of time and money. Can we just have the polls on a Saturday?’
BE Man: The public holiday would never have come if no one made any noise about this matter.
For a while, given the defence put up by a few ministers and individuals for the Election Commission choosing Wednesday as polling day for GE14, it looked like there would be no public holiday.
This is an improvement, though May 9 is still right in the middle of the week and it is tight for people travelling from across the border to vote if they are working overseas and just manage to get a one-day leave on Wednesday.
Elaine: Yes, the PM knew he had to do it because of the backlash. Now his minions can crow about how great a leader he is, that he is doing this because he cares about the rakyat.
Hank Marvin: This is a silly move, and a sign that caretaker prime minister Najib Abdul Razak is terrified.
Everything hits the wrong note. He should have just set the weekend for the polling, say May 12. That way, there would be no need to declare May 9 a public holiday. What a waste, there are already too many holidays in Malaysia.
Homesick: First of all, this is a damage-control exercise.
Secondly, the main objective of having a mid-week polling day is to deter or stop Malaysians working and living abroad from voting. I can categorically say that a very large percentage of Malaysians abroad are against BN.
Gaji Buta: Indeed, they won't do anything unless it is for their own benefit.
I think they realised that Pakatan Harapan supporters will try to vote come hell or high water, while BN supporters may not bother to take leave due to natural inertia. So the plan for a mid-week voting day may have backfired.
Gggg: This is silly, and a waste of time and money. Can we just have the election on a Saturday? We still have problems with Malaysians working in Singapore coming back to vote as they need to take two days off.
Goldee: It should be a public holiday too on May 8. This is to allow the voters living away from their voting station time to go back a day earlier to cast their votes.
Anonymous_1412829994: Players disguised as referees have been caught red-handed, hence the need to remedy their image by sacrificing the poor employers who will have to suffer billions of ringgit in loss of productivity yet foot the bill for wages with nil work done.
Tentarik: My plea to all eligible voters is to please come back and vote. This is a very critical moment for our country, and our votes will make a difference for our future and our children’s.
It’s so obvious that the present government is going all out to cling to power by hook or by crook. United, we can throw them out, and we must. It’s now or never.
God bless all of you and may you come back safely to cast your vote.
WangMalaysia: We know it is a struggle and a sacrifice. The question is, do you love your country? Do you care enough to see it flourish and prosper so that one day we can all find our spot under the sun in this country called Malaysia?
Yes, RM2,000 for transport may be a lot of money to many but if it is amortised over five years, it is RM400 per year, which is less than RM40 per month.
Come on Malaysians, show you care and come back and vote.
Gerard Lourdesamy: Let’s do some crowdfunding to help these voters in Singapore get back home for GE14. If plane and bus tickets are sold out, try the train, or better still, carpooling.
The majority of Malaysians working and living in Singapore are from Johor. So that should not be a major problem for them. We need to help those who have to vote outside of Johor or in Sabah and Sarawak.
This is a “do or die” election for all Malaysians. We will never get another chance like this again with the formidable team of Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad and de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim against BN.
If BN is not defeated this time, it will not be defeated again for another 50 years. So please go and vote. We need a turnout of not less than 85 percent.
Anonymous_1424529323: This piece by political analyst Wong Chin Huat, while good, falls short on two important points.
Firstly, the Malay tsunami if any has to be in the 65 constituencies in Malaya where BN rules the roost with the rural and semi-urban electorate. One would need at least a 15 percent swing to the opposition to break through the BN fortress.
Secondly, the non-Malay tsunami will not win new seats; it will just boost the popular vote against BN. What evidence is provided by Wong that a 85 percent turnout will deny BN a win?
Malaysia4All: No doubt, this has been, and will be, an uphill struggle all the way. We can only try our best this time, but the odds remain heavily stacked against us.
I pray for an overwhelming tsunami this time to wipe out the dark forces all around us. Let's all do our bit.
HaveAGreatDay: Wong says, "This time, let’s show Najib what a Malaysian tsunami – not just a Malay tsunami – looks like."
I say hallelujah to that. Thank you, Wong, for this positive take on the GE14 scenario for Harapan despite all the odds stacked against it. Let us all work for change.
Well That’s Fantastic: I think Najib just fears losing. He has so much to lose if he doesn't win this election.
This is what we get when the prime minister has so much baggage, not the simple fear of losing the government, but what follows for him personally should he lose. - Mkini
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