LOGISTICS in POLITICS

Published: Friday November 11, 2011 MYT 8:25:00 PM

PM: Issue of logistics in overseas Malaysians vote

By JOSEPH SIPALAN and YUEN MEI KENG

KUALA LUMPUR: The Barisan Nasional is not opposed to overseas Malaysians voting but the issue is more about logistics, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

"Just as the MCA president explained, we are not opposed to them voting but we are talking about the logistics, which creates a lot of difficulty.

"The BN's position is that we are not opposed but simply highlighting the difficulties," he told a press conference after chairing the Barisan supreme council meeting Friday.

Najib was asked to comment on a memorandum submitted by the MCA to the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) on electoral reform earlier in the day, which the party raised concerns over the proposal to extend postal voting to all Malaysians living abroad.

MCA central committee member Datuk Ei Kim Hock, who presented the memorandum, stressed that there are too many issues and loopholes that need to be addressed before the country can implement the proposal to allow overseas Malaysians to vote.