Wee: Stand by your man

All set: (From left to right) Candidates Yong, Ling and Tee showing their candidate number during the nomination process at SMK Dato’ Seth in Yong Peng. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

YONG PENG: Voters here stand to benefit if they choose an elected representative who has been around and is always ready to serve, said Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.

In a captivating and powerfully worded endorsement of Ling Tian Soon’s candidacy for Yong Peng in the state election, the MCA president said “yuan shui bu neng jiu jin huo (distant water won’t put out a fire close by).”