Meet and greet: Voters get to know candidates
Two aspiring hot-seat candidates, Pakatan Harapan's Syed Ahmad Abdul Rahman and Perikatan Nasional's Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif, take the first steps towards winning the hearts and minds of their potential voters.
Photographs by Djohan Shahrin
Pakatan Harapan candidate for Lembah Jaya, Syed Ahmad Abdul Rahman, better known as Altimet, shakes hands with a Taman Mulia Jaya resident during his visit to the area.
The rapper turned politician interacts with several residents at Taman Mulia Jaya.
Altimet speaks to the predominantly Malay residents of Taman Mulia Jaya, accompanied by Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional machinery.
Altimet leaves the premises as residents mill about, waiting for the Rahmah Sale programme to begin.
Residents patiently await their turn to be called to purchase the essential items at the Rahmah Sale initiative, which offers various basic necessities at low prices.
Two residents smile after buying basic necessities such as cooking oil, rice, and eggs.
Several secretariat officers collect the essential items purchased from residents during the Rahmah Sale programme.
Machinery conducts a survey to measure the performance of the state government using residents' feedback.
Machinery bearing the logos of Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional conducts a satisfaction survey to gauge the performance of the state government under Pakatan Harapan's administration.
A Pakatan Harapan volunteer reads out several questions from the survey form and records them on an online Google platform.
Elsewhere, elderly Chinese residents of Kampung Baru in Ampang go about their lives at the Ampang Welfare Committee. Some residents are resting on their beds.
An elderly woman walks towards her bed at the old folks' home that was established in 1963, where a total of 50 men and women from all walks of life reside.
They carry out day-to-day activities independently, such as washing their own clothes and maintaining the cleanliness of their surroundings. Sometimes they watch TV in the cafeteria.
Perikatan Nasional candidate for Bukit Antarabangsa, Sasha Lyna Abdul Latif, visits the Ampang Welfare Committee and is briefed by its secretary, Alice Chia.
Sasha Lyna checks in on some male residents as they rest in their rooms.
She sits down and has a chat with a female resident in one of the rooms.
An elderly woman has a seemingly light-hearted conversation with Sasha Lyna.
Sasha Lyna visits a family mourning the loss of a family member and expresses her condolences. The Chinese community in Kampung Baru hopes to have a special hall for funeral services in the future.