Undi18 students set for rush home to vote

Students (from left) Nur Syakina Amira Esmon, Nur Hasmie Zurina Rosdi and Nazrin Hani Mohd Zin, all 19, chatting at the TBS in Kuala Lumpur after buying their bus tickets to return to their hometowns in Johor and Kelantan for the polls. — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: They have been given five days of leave to go home and vote for the first time in their lives, and students in tertiary institutions who are part of the Undi18 cohort are up to the challenge.

Many are already packing up for home, and airlines, trains and buses are expecting an increase in bookings.