Batu indie candidate slips through EC checks with 'vulgar' name on ballot

GE15 | An independent candidate in Batu appears to have slipped through checks by the Election Commission and managed to contest under a name that sounds similar to a vulgar Hokkien phrase.

The independent, whose real name is Too Cheng Huat (above, far right), is contesting as Too Gao Lan - which sounds similar to a crude way of saying "very pissed off".

Under Malaysia's election rules, a candidate need not...