PONTIAN: It may still be too early for Chinese New Year shopping, but the crowd and traffic jam in Pekan Nanas market area here on Sunday (Nov 10) morning was as if the festival is around the corner.
It is learnt that campaigners for the Tanjung Piai by-election - increasing by the day - have increased to several thousand this weekend - the last weekend for campaigning with polling day on Saturday .
He and two other friends had huddled at an eating stall under a huge tree in one of the lanes in the town, were not exactly pleased.At one point, they also got drowned out by Gerakan president Datuk Dominic Lau, who was campaigning using a microphone. Other candidates are Karmaine Sardini from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia , Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng , Datuk Dr Badrulhisham Abdul Aziz and independent candidates Ang Chuan Lock and Faridah Aryani Abdul Ghaffar.
The Tanjung Piai by-election is triggered by the death of its MP, Datuk Dr Md Farid Md Rafik, following a heart attack on Sept 21. The crowd at the Pakatan end was lower than expected, with stacks of chairs left at the side of the stage and an estimated turnout of around 100 people.
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