Slow start for Slim polls, only 29 pct turnout by 11am

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SLIM POLLS | It has been a slow start to the polling day in the Slim by-election as voter turnout by 11am was only at 29 percent. However, the Election Commission (EC) is targeting 85 percent of the 22,749 ordinary voters would turn up by the end of polling at 5.30pm. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, voters were given time slots for when they are supposed to turn up at the polling stations. In Trolak Pekan, 96-year-old Renggaiyah Marumuthu, who is believed to be the oldest voter in Slim, told Malaysiakini that he woke up at 6am to prepare himself before going out to vote. "I fulfilled my duty as an ordinary citizen. By 8am, I was already at the polling centre, ready to vote. "I hope I will still be around in the next general election to vote," he said. On his time card, he was supposed to vote at noon, but Renggaiyah said he went out early in case of rain. Renggaiyah Maru…