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The Prime Minister’s Office in Putrajaya. — Picture by BERNAMA

GE15: Govt mulls proposal for special holiday on polling eve — PM

BERA, Nov 8 — The government is considering declaring a special holiday on the eve of polling for the 15th general election to make it easier for voters to travel, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Ismail Sabri said this matter had been discussed before, following the dissolution of Parliament on October 10.

“We will study (the proposal). We discussed it after the dissolution. InsyaAllah, just wait for an important announcement from me, and maybe more,” he said.

The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) has proposed to the government to declare November 18 a special public holiday to facilitate travel by Malaysians to their voting locations on November 19.

Cuepacs president Datuk Adnan Mat said although polling day falls on a Saturday, an additional rest day is required because many Malaysians are not voting in the locations they work.

— Bernama

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