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Malaysians in Singapore upset Polling Day is on a weekday, many make plans to return to vote in election
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Malaysians living in Singapore, South Thailand and Kalimantan, Indonesia are not allowed to vote by post and must return to Malaysia to cast their vote on Polling Day.
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Cheryl Tee, Lee Wen-Yi, Charissa Yong
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SINGAPORE - Overseas Malaysians are dismayed that their country's election falls on a weekday, saying it would hinder them from returning home to vote.
Others scrambled to make travel plans after May 9, a Wednesday, was declared Polling Day by the Electoral Commission at noon.
