Battle for votes heats up

Hello there: Mohd Shafie (centre) greeting patrons of a coffeeshop during the walkabout at the Kim Fung market in Sandakan. — Bernama

SANDAKAN: Larger Chinese crowds are appearing at DAP ceramah over the past two days as the momentum for tomorrow’s by-­election picked up heat as the loose alliance of opposition parties is pushing harder for Datuk Linda Tsen of Parti Bersatu Sabah.

Parti Warisan Sabah president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal moved into the Muslim bumiputra majority areas to shore up DAP as PBS’ partners Umno and Usno pushed to draw support from the 18,000-strong ethnic Bajau, Sungai and Bugis communities.