Politics and skateboards: The crucial youth vote in Nangka

SARAWAK POLLS | Every evening, dozens of youths will crowd around the Sibu Active Youth Space, a park on the banks of the Rajang River and host to the only official skatepark in the city.

This park was completed last month. When met at the skatepark, several youths noted that it was the largest in Sarawak and credited the work to incumbent Nangka assemblyperson Annuar Rapaee.

Mohamad Nazeem, 21, said prior to the skatepark being built, skaters across the city congregated at five-foot ways or on the streets, which was dangerous.

Mohamad said Annuar approached skateboarders in 2018 to talk before embarking on the skatepark project.

"GPS will win because Annuar gave us a skatepark," he said.

Fellow skater Nazari Muhd Yusuf, 28, admits he doesn't know...