Newlyweds steal the show at polling station

Yau Wei Ming and Chan Jia Lin, a newlyweds duo, turned heads at a polling station in Alor Gajah during today's 16th Melaka state election. The newly married couple, dressed in traditional red wedding attire, arrived at the SJK (C) Machap Baru polling center after their ceremony at a temple. Their arrival was marked by a convoy of several vehicles, including a classic car they had hired for the occasion, according to Bernama.

In a surprising twist, the newlyweds decided to exercise their right to vote on their wedding day, which coincidentally fell during the election. Yau, 31, revealed that they had planned the wedding a year in advance and had not anticipated it to align with voting day. His wife, 27, expressed her affection for traditional attire for their special day, and they took advantage of the situation to cast their ballots together.

Yau, who works as a construction professional in Singapore, said they returned to Malaysia last Wednesday to prepare for their wedding and fulfill their duties as voters. This was Yau's third time voting, while Chan cast her ballot for the second time. The Machap Jaya state seat is currently the center of a three-way contest between Pakatan Harapan candidate Ginie Lim, incumbent Ngwe Hee Sem from Barisan Nasional, and Prasanth Kumar Brakasam of Parti Bersama Malaysia.