KOTA KINABALU, Oct. 18 -- Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) has rescheduled its convocation one day later to November 30, to accommodate the state election's polling day.

UMS board of directors chairman Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan said the university initially fixed November 29 as the first day of its convocation without knowing it would coincide with the state polls.

"According to the law, we cannot have any programmes that would deny or obstruct people from voting. So we felt it was our responsibility to move the ceremony to November 30.

"This would allow students, families and staff to carry out their civic duty to vote," he said.

Abdul Rahman said the decision was made in good faith to ensure that graduates and their families - many o...