Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan state heads to the polls on Saturday, but a growing portion of its young workers – and their votes – are based elsewhere.Leaving home was never Ammar Idlan Hassan’s long-term plan, but better pay and stronger career prospects eventually drew the 27-year-old project engineer away from Seremban, the state capital.He now lives in Gelang Patah, a border town in Johor, from which he commutes to Singapore for work. “The pay is the most obvious reason for the majority of us who chose to work elsewhere,” Ammar told This Week in Asia.
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Malaysia’s ‘mobile electorate’ could swing Negeri Sembilan state poll
Voters in Malaysia's Negeri Sembilan state will head to the polls on Saturday. A significant number of young workers from the state now reside and work outside of Negeri Sembilan, impacting the election.
Ushar DanieleSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-28 · 08:51 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Voters in Malaysia's Negeri Sembilan state will head to the polls on Saturday. A significant number of young workers from the state now reside and work outside of Negeri Sembilan, impacting the election. For example, 27-year-old project engineer Ammar Idlan Hassan moved from Seremban to Gelang Patah in Johor for better pay and career prospects, commuting to Singapore for work. He states that higher pay is the primary reason many young people choose to work elsewhere. This "mobile electorate" could potentially influence the outcome of the state election.
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The pay is the most obvious reason for the majority of us who chose to work elsewhere.
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Ammar Idlan Hassan, a 27-year-old project engineer, lives in Gelang Patah and commutes to Singapore for work.
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Malaysia's Negeri Sembilan state heads to the polls on Saturday.
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Young workers are leaving Negeri Sembilan for better pay and career prospects.
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A growing portion of young workers in Negeri Sembilan are based elsewhere.
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