VOTING in the flood-affected areas of Baram proceeded according to schedule with changes made to the venues of some polling stations.

Sarawak police chief Mohamad Azman Ahmad Sapri said that based on a report by Marudi district police chief Mohd Ruslan Mat Kib, police were working with the Election Commission (EC) to ensure smooth polling in the area.

“Until now I have not received any (reports of) problems and we will always update on the latest developments,” he told the media after observing the polling process at SK Merpati Jepang in Kuching.

Yesterday, local media reported that the EC will decide whether voting in the Baram parliamentary constituency will continue today or be postponed after bad weather prevented efforts to send election workers to 24 of the 194 polling centres in the area.

Meanwhile, in Miri, Telang Usan assemblyman Dennis Ngau, when contacted by Bernama, said polling in the state constituency went smoothly.

Meanwhile, Progressive Democratic Party Youth Chief David Yeo, who is in Long Lama, also confirmed that the voting process in the area was smooth flowing.

The contest for the Baram parliamentary seat involves incumbent Gabungan Parti Sarawak’s Anyi Ngau, Pakatan Harapan’s Roland Engan  and Independent candidate Wilfred Entika Rebai. – Bernama, November 19, 2022.