00:04Life on Johor's islands has its share of challenges, and as the state heads to the polls on Saturday,
00:10islanders say their vote will be guided by a simple question, who can make their daily lives better.
00:17With fishing the main source of income for many, islanders say they face issues such as a lack of resources
00:23to repair equipment,
00:24the rising cost of living, and a slow recovery in tourism.
00:28Pulau Sibu Fisherman Abdul Qadir Sheikh Idrus said his biggest concern is ensuring the fishing community gets the support it
00:35needs
00:36after decades of contributing to the local economy.
00:39We have to ask, please help us to be the best.
00:43The creation of our land is not able to renew it as a clincher.
00:49It has been for 56 years since we have not been able to buy it as a baby.
00:55We have not been able to do it, but we have not been able to do it as a clincher.
01:01Why did we leave it?
01:02Fisherman Sheikh Mohammed Sheikh Idrus hopes for an elected representative who will address long-standing challenges faced by coastal communities,
01:11including improvements to roads and other public facilities.
01:40Raubah Ibrahim, 72, who has lived on Pulau Sibu,
01:44since she was 25, said the next elected representatives must not only improve facilities,
01:50but also find ways to bring tourists back to the island,
01:53along with fixing damaged roads, a collapsed school wall, and aging public facilities.
01:59Raubah Ibrahim, 72, who on the ship村 and everything to the island
01:59andazzi threads feed for expertise.
01:59So the databasearis we have trouble counting in all the nets
02:05which is a botting let us know a mercy issue that we see the Nimашowski
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