Bidayuh ring ladies among the first to vote

Suffrage: Singai (left) and Peluk showing off their ink-stained fingers after voting in Kampung Semban. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

PADAWA: The last of the Bidayuh “ring ladies” were among the first to arrive to cast their ballots at the Mambong state constituency, located about 30km from Kuching.

Tawud Luhad, 75, was spotted first at the polling centre in the Kampung Semban community hall, while her two friends Peluk Aneh, 70, and Singai Nekan, 69, arrived shortly after.