Company pays staff to go home and vote


KOTA KINABALU: A construction material company based in Shah Alam is giving its Sabahan and Sarawakian workers three days paid leave, complete with air ticket and allowance, to fly back and vote in the general election.

Marble Emporium Sdn Bhd proprietor Sim Yen Peng, 43, said he was doing this as “voting is a responsibility”.

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