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Top 5 at 5: Behind Negeri Sembilan's Constitutional Impasse
42 mins·17:00, 22 Sept 2026
Top 5 at 5: Behind Negeri Sembilan's Constitutional Impasse
42 mins
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17:00, 22 Sept 2026
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Guest: Datuk Zaid Ibrahim
Negeri Sembilan's royal crisis has escalated, with the ruler dismissing the entire state Executive Council this week while Chief Minister Ismail Lasim refuses to accept the decision. We speak to Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, former Law Minister and PAS member about what lies at the core of the crisis, and what the best path for resolution is. (Starts at 22:45)
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Image Credits: Shutterstock
Presenter: Dashran Yohan, Susan Tam
Producer: Alia Zefri, Sudais Ferhard, Lim Sue Ann, Sneha Harikannan, Susan Tam
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