While the bill to lower the voting age to 18 was passed by the Senate in 2019, Dewan Negara President Tan Sri Rais Yatim is now questioning the practicality of implementing the change, citing administrative hurdles and the level of readiness of younger voters. We get the thoughts of Tharma Pillai, Co-Founder of the Undi18 initiative.

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Produced by: Kelvin Yee

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lee Chwi Lynn

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Categories:  Politics,  Social Issues,  law & legal matters

Tags:  Evening Edition,  Policy and Governance,  Undi18,  Voting,