State polls: Machang Bubok incumbent recovers after fainting at service centre

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Incumbent Machang Bubok assemblyman Lee Khai Loon fainted in his service centre in Bukit Mertajam on Sunday (Aug 6), but is reported to have recovered.  Read more at tinyurl.com/4ue5jnbj  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Incumbent Macang Bubuk Assemblyman Lee Kailun fell unconscious in his service centre in

00:05 Bukit Matajam on Sunday but is reported to have since recovered.

00:11 Penang PKR Chairman Datuk Muhammad Bakhtiar Wanchek later said that Lee lost consciousness

00:16 around 11am due to fatigue but he regained consciousness shortly after.

00:22 He added that Lee has been taken to the hospital for medical checks and is currently in stable

00:27 condition.

00:28 He also confirmed that Lee would be attending a fund-raising dinner scheduled in Permatang

00:33 Tinggi later tonight.

00:35 Earlier a post about the incident went viral showing Lee lying face down on the ground

00:40 with a caption announcing the cancellation of all programmes for the day.

00:45 An assistant mentioned that Lee had been coughing over the past few days and had arrived at

00:50 the service centre in the morning before losing consciousness.

00:54 The 45-year-old first won the Macang Bubuk seat in 2013 and had held it for two terms.

01:01 He is contesting against Perikatan Nasional's Andy Tan Homway in a street fight in the state

01:05 election.

01:06 The news was reported by CNN.com.

01:07 For more information visit www.cnn.com.

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