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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Johor’s Landslide Was Really a Protest

BN’s two-thirds sweep of Johor looks like a triumph of its own making. Political analyst Dr Oh Ei Sun sees it differently – as a protest against Pakatan Harapan, and one whose momentum may not necessarily carry into the next general election. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 – Barisan Nasional…

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