‘Sarawak polls to cost RM181m’


Interview with Election Commission chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof in Putrajaya. MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: The upcoming Sarawak election is estimated to cost a staggering RM181mil with the Election Commission setting aside a large portion of the budget for transportation and rental costs.

This estimation is more than double the cost of the last state election held in 2011 when the EC spent RM78mil to run the show.

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