KUALA TERENGGANU (Nov 6): Determined to serve as a representative of the people, Alias Ismail, 54, quit his job as a language specialist officer to contest in the 15th General Election (GE15). The Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate for the Hulu Terengganu Parliamentary seat opted for optional retirement leaving the post he had held for almost nine years at the Hulu Terengganu Education Office. Alias when met, admitted that his challenge begins today as it would not be easy to win votes for the parliamentary seat which has been UMNO's stronghold. In addition, the PKR Terengganu information chief said it would be quite a monumental task for him because Rosol and Rozi were known to be influential and have their loyal supporters in the area. Despite this setback, Alias said he was still willing to sacrifice his career as a civil servant to achieve his goal of serving the people of Hulu Terengganu.

Source: The Edge Markets November 06, 2022 11:47 UTC