In just one week, Malaysians collect over RM140,000 to bring voters home
BY JOE LEE
The Malay Mail Online17 April 2018
PETALING JAYA, April 17 —
The #UndiRabu crowdfunding initiative set up by Malaysians on Twitter to help their fellow Malaysians go home to vote has collected more than RM140,000 in just a week.
The group announced that the campaign that started April 11 saw donors giving a total of RM141,897.21 as at 10pm yesterday, while it had distributed RM45,050 of the funds to subsidise the travel plans of voters at the same time.
#UndiRabu Update 2200
16 Apr '18:
Contributed: RM141,897.21
Distributed: RM45,050
The rest of the fund is still being disbursed by the team. For those who’ve requested earlier, please check your email & bank account. Tweet us using #UndiRabu to acknowledge. TQ. #PulangMengundi
#UndiRabu also announced on Twitter its second round of applications for financial
aid, as well as contributions to the fund.
The initiative is part of the #PulangMengundi movement that has popped up on
several social media platforms with offers to subsidise travel expenses.
The group is offering to subsidise up to RM200 for flights to East Malaysia.
In addition, those travelling within the peninsula to vote will get RM100 if they use
the train, while those taking the bus or plan to drive home will get RM50 to cover
their fare and toll expenses.
#PulangMengundi, meanwhile, announced that #UndiRabu and a carpooling initiative
for those seeking transport on polling day, #CarPoolGE14, are now accessible to all
through the website, www.PulangMengundi.com, as a one-stop information platform.
Hashtag #CarpoolGE14 & #PulangMengundi di timeline kini diganggu oleh 'bots' sehingga menyukarkan anda mencari rakan perjalanan atau memohon bantuan kewangan.
Sila ke pulangmengundi.com untuk urusan yang lebih pantas & mudah.
Buat sementara, selain menggunakan #PulangMengundi #CarpoolGE14 yang diserang bots mereka terdesak yang membanjiri dan menghalang bantuan disalurkan, ini langkah-langkah yang anda boleh ambil.
Sila retweet thread ini supaya semua tahu.
