THE THRONE, THE UNDANG & THE POWER: NEGERI SEMBILAN AT A CONSTITUTIONAL CROSSROADS

As the dispute widens from the attempted removal of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar to the status of the State Executive Council, constitutional lawyer Datuk Mokhtar Ngah says the central issue is increasingly one of constitutional power, procedure and the boundaries between the throne, the Undang and elected government. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAHSpecial Analysis…

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News Analysis:‘Gone Are the Days’: DAP’s Nine Wins Mask a Warning From Its Base

DAP remained Pakatan Harapan’s strongest performer in Negeri Sembilan, winning nine of the 11 seats it contested. But its narrow defeats in Chennah and Repah, and fading enthusiasm among some non-Malay voters have left the party confronting a harder question: whether remaining in the federal administration is costing it support among the constituency that built…

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Blurred Alliances Put Negeri Sembilan’s ‘Middle Malay’ Voter at Centre Stage

The August 1 36-seat election is no conventional three-coalition contest. PH and BN govern Malaysia together but are fighting each other in Negeri Sembilan, while BN is cooperating with PAS-led PN and Bersatu is contesting separately. According to Universiti Malaya’s Prof Awang Azman Awang Pawi, the pivotal constituency is a Malay middle that is economically…

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