Govt not appealing Kuching Court order to lower voting age, say lawyers

The Malaysian government has not filed an appeal to overturn the Kuching High Court's landmark ruling to lower the nationwide voting age to 18.

Lawyer Simon Siah today said the government has not filed any appeal by the Oct 6 deadline.

On Sept 3, the Kuching High Court allowed a judicial review by five Sarawakian youths to...