EC chief says voting going smoothly in Cameron Highlands


TANAH RATA (Bernama): Polling for the Cameron Highlands parliamentary by-election has been going smoothly after all 29 polling centres were opened simultaneously at 8am on Saturday (Jan 26), says Election Commission (EC) chairman Azhar Azizan Harun.

"From my observation, everything is going smoothly (as at 9am), and there will be more people coming out to vote," he told reporters after observing the voting process at the polling station at SK Kampung Raja here.

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