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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — The country’s Election Commission could consider allowing votes to be cast electronically for future elections in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, says Tourism, Arts and Culture minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The Borneo Post reported the minister as saying at the launch of Sarawak Sports Challenge Virtual Run in Kuching on Thursday (2 Sep) that at present, “it’s good to prolong the election period, or perhaps use MySejahtera to vote”. MySejahtera is Malaysia’s contact tracing app. Currently, it has features such as QR code check-ins, as well as details such as the user’s risk status and...
