It’s getting ‘hot’ in Sandakan by-election

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SANDAKAN: The political climate is picking up steam in the sleepy town of Sandakan as the May 11 polls draw closer with the two main contenders, representing DAP and PBS, going neck and neck.

The first week of campaigning saw both parties engaging in a public tiff over a controversial billboard, which claimed that Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng had threatened Sandakan voters.However, a defiant PBS hung a banner shortly after, with a Chinese text that read: “In big trouble, slammed again?”, which apparently hints at a swear word in the Hakka dialect.

DAP’s Vivian Wong steered clear from making personal attacks, leaving the campaigning to be carried out by the party machinery. Both candidates were actually unwilling politicians as they were thrust into the political sphere following the passing of Wong’s father and Tsen’s husband. Anwar is set to attend an Iftar event in Sandakan on May 7 while Dr Wan Azizah is expected to speak at a ceramah today.

 

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