Malaysia’s unity government is holding in Putrajaya, but its uneasy alliance is fraying in the states after Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) moved into opposition in Melaka even as it is still reeling from a rout by its federal partner Barisan Nasional (BN) in Johor. The split followed a constitutional amendment allowing Melaka’s government to appoint up to seven unelected assembly members with voting rights. PH’s five lawmakers opposed the bill, which passed 23-5 on...
Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi take to social media to wish him and reaffirm their shared commitment to social justice, inclusive development, and the Constitution; Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar advises the SP chief to give up the politics of ‘air conditioners and press conferences’