The report card showed that more than RM18 million had been channelled for infrastructure development and community projects in 2019, while more than RM1 million was spent in the previous year for the same purposes.

Most of the funds were used for developing infrastructure, with more than RM14 million spent in 2019 on building multipurpose halls, rebuilding fishermen’s jetties and upgrading playing fields.

The remainder was used to develop and upgrade public amenities such as toilets, halls and bridges, with funds channelled to schools, kindergartens, religious schools, police stations, fire stations and villages.

Aid was also given to community organisations and village community management councils.

Earlier today, FMT reported claims by some disgruntled Tanjung Piai residents that nothing had changed since PH won the general election.

They said the government had failed to reduce the cost of living, while petrol prices had not gone down either.

One resident had said he was not happy with the delay in recognising the Unified Examination Certificate, adding that he was not the only one dissatisfied with education issues involving the Chinese community.

A source from PH told FMT that Farid had frequently gone to the field to visit his constituents and was in touch with the issues faced by the people.

He also said the problems highlighted by the residents were bread-and-butter issues that were common and experienced by people nationwide.

The Tanjung Piai seat was left vacant after Farid, a deputy minister in the prime minister’s department at the time, died on Sept 21 from heart complications.

The by-election on Nov 16 will see a six-cornered fight involving Karmaine Sardini of PH, Wee Jeck Seng (BN), Wendy Subramaniam (Gerakan), Badhrulhisham Abdul Aziz (Berjasa) and independents Faridah Aryani Abdul Ghaffar and Ang Chuan Lock.