After several airlines added flights to Sarawak, the price of tickets dropped to RM500 but for many, it is a high price to pay to go to vote in an election marked by the entry of the latest COVID-19 variant, Omicron, in Malaysia.
“RM500 is still a lot of money but it’s quite low compared to RM3,000 and I am lucky to be able to afford it,” a potential voter who spoke to Singapore’s CNA reportedly said.
The 38-year-old, who will be voting in the hotly contested Batu Kawah assembly seat in Kuching, will be flying back just before the election on Saturday (Dec 18).
