{
  "id": 17933756,
  "title": "Melaka polls: MCA candidates bank on experience to win Banda Hilir, Kota Laksamana",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/melaka-polls-mca-candidates-bank-on-experience-to-win-banda-hilir",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T08:09:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1569854/melaka-polls-mca-candidates-bank-experience-win-banda-hilir-kota"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two MCA candidates in Melaka's upcoming election, Jasmine Loke and Melvin Chua, are focused on their experience in handling residents' complaints and addressing local issues to secure their respective seats in the Banda Hilir and Kota Laksamana constituencies. According to Melaka MCA chairman Datuk Lim Ban Hong, both candidates have had at least two terms as councillors with the Melaka Historic City Council (MBMB), allowing them to gain firsthand knowledge of community needs and local problems such as draining issues, road damages, rubbish collection, street lighting, and business licensing. While councillors interact with residents on a daily basis to resolve their concerns, Lim, who is also the BN candidate for Klebang, clarified that not all complaints can be solved immediately. He stressed that councillors must take responsibility, keep complainants informed of the actions taken, and provide voters with an opportunity to evaluate their experience and service records when casting their ballots on Nov 14.",
  "summary": "MELAKA: Experience in handling residents' complaints and addressing local issues are among the strengths of the two MCA candidates contesting the Banda Hilir and Kota Laksamana seats in the Melaka election.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "PH-Bersatu rivalry puts political understanding to test in Melaka polls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ph-bersatu-rivalry-puts-political-understanding-to-test-in-melaka",
        "published": "2026-11-03T05:58:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}