The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The Lingam video maker, Loh Gwo Burne, will surely lose one vote in the Kelana Jaya parliamentary seat he is contesting.

“V.K. Lingam lives in Kelana Jaya, so I will surely not get his vote,” he said.

But now it has been revealed that the 34-year-old Parti Keadilan Rakyat debutant also cannot count on another vote – his own.

Our plan: DAP candidate Yeoh Tseow Suan for the Subang Jaya state seat and Loh talking to the press about their plans in Desa Mentari, Petaling Jaya, on Tuesday

The consultant failed to register himself as a voter on time.

He said he had spent most of his years growing up and studying overseas and is now based in Shanghai running his family business.

“I was studying in China until 2001 and after that I had no opportunity to vote in the 2004 election because I was not around,” said Loh, registered himself in December last year when he became politically-aware.

He was unaware that the registration process took months.

“I am annoyed to be unable to vote”,” said Loh, who blames it on the Election Commission’s slow process.

Loh said he and his father Loh Mui Fah, were approached by the PKR and DAP to contest.

He agreed because several people he met had recognised him from the Lingam case.

On talk that there was dissatisfaction among PKR members as MTUC president Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud had to give up the seat for him at the last minute, Loh appeared surprised.

“I am not aware. We were offered choices of seats and I was told that Syed Shahir would be going to Pandan,” he said.

Loh admitted that one of his biggest challenges was being unprepared having just decided to contest last week.

“I am not well-prepared so I have to improve my speaking skills for ceramah as I go along. Malay language is not my strongest point,” said Loh, citing Anwar and Tun Dr Mahathir as good speakers.