Where's our vote? Undi18 supporters demand in protest

Amid mounting speculations of an impending general election, some 100 supporters of the Undi18 cause ascended upon Parliament today seeking for the right of youths to vote in lawmakers that will determine the country's future.

The group led by Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) secretary-general Amir Abdul Hadi marched from nearby Padang Merbok and sat down for a symbolic 18-minute silent protest, a few hundred metres away from the Parliament gates.

In assembling the crowd, Amir said they chose to come to Parliament instead of the Election Commission (EC) headquarters in Putrajaya, as it was the institution that had passed the constitutional amendment to lower the voting age in July 2019.

A representative for the ad hoc Tuntut Undi18 secretariat, Nurul Rifayah Muhammad Iqbal, read out the group's statement...