Campaign tempo expected to pick up as Kinabatangan, Lamag by-elections reach midway point

Campaigning in Kinabatangan and Lamag is expected to pick up pace after a low-key opening week.

KINABATANGAN: Candidates contesting the Kinabatangan parliamentary seat and the Lamag state seat are expected to push up their campaign tempo as the by-elections reach the midway mark on Saturday (Jan 17), following a slow-paced first week.

Barisan Nasional’s candidates, Mohd Naim Kurniawan Moktar for the Kinabatangan parliamentary seat and Mohd Ismail Ayob, or Miha, for the Lamag state seat, are seen as holding the edge to retain both seats in the Jan 24 by-elections, which are being held following the death of their incumbent Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin on Dec 5.