GE15: Agong calls on M'sians in S'pore to fulfill voting responsibilities

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has called on Malaysians residing in Singapore to fulfil their responsibilities by voting in the 15th general election (GE15) on Nov 19.

"I would like to remind you of your responsibility to vote in the forthcoming GE15, although (you live) a little far away, you must still exercise your responsibilities as a voter," His Majesty said.

Sultan Abdullah said this during his speech at a dinner with the Malaysian diaspora at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore last night.

Also gracing the event were the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah and Their Majesties daughter, Tengku Afzan Aminah Hafizatullah.

The Election Commission (EC) has set Nov 19 as the polling date for GE15.

Applications for all overseas and domestic postal vote categories were opened on Oct 10, with postal vote applications for category 1B (Malaysian citizens living abroad) and category 1C (agencies/organisations) to be carried out online.

The closing date for applications is Nov 2 for category 1A (election officials, EC members/officers, police, military and media personnel); Oct 23 for category 1B; and Oct 26 for category 1C.

Meanwhile, Sultan Abdullah also expressed his appreciation to Malaysians living in Singapore who helped each other in various ways during Covid-19.

Also present at the dinner were Foreign Ministry secretary-general Amran Mohamed Zin as the liaison officer, Transport Ministry secretary-general Isham Ishak and Malaysian High Commissioner to Singapore Azfar Mohamad Mustafar.

The King and Queen are currently on a four-day state visit to Singapore that ends tomorrow.

The visit reflects the close and special bilateral relationship enjoyed between Malaysia and Singapore dating back 57 years.

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