Struggling fisherfolk disillusioned with Malacca politics, but worst yet to come

MALACCA POLLS | Tanjung Kling is a fishing community located along the Malaccan coastline.

Since campaigning for the state polls kicked off, banners and flags of the three main coalitions vying to form the next Malacca government have gone up in all the local villages.

However, the local fisherfolk have been indifferent. Neither BN, Perikatan Nasional (PN) or Pakatan Harapan is appealing to them.

All three coalitions have, at some point in the last five years, led the Malacca government.

Several fisherfolk told Malaysiakini that after experiencing governance under the different coalitions, they are pessimistic that their livelihoods will...