Bar urged to ask for court adjournment on polling day eve

A group of young lawyers called on the Malaysian Bar to put in a request for the adjournment of court matters on Nov 18 to allow its members to travel back to their hometowns to vote in the 15th general election (GE15).

Dubbed the Young Lawyers Movement, it said that arrangements needed for voters to travel back may overlap with their work schedule on the eve of polling day, considering the potentially daunting traffic situation for the day...