Students eager to return and vote despite high air fares

KUALA LUMPUR: Travelling hundreds of kilometres by air is not an obstacle for most students from Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak to exercise their role as first-time voters in the 15th General Election (GE15).

Not wanting to forego the benefit of the five-day leave given to students of higher education institutions (IPTs), many said they were eager to fly home to choose the candidate and party of their choice even though there are constraints such as flight ticket prices being too steep.