GEORGE TOWN, April 30 — The Penang state government is working well with its coalition partners, said Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow.

He said it is still status quo in Penang at the moment.

“But we must always take cognisance of the changing environment but it is still too early although it is still not too early to start preparing and thinking,” he said after launching the Penang Autoshow 2026.

He said the state legislative assembly will still be held as scheduled on May 8.

Chow was commenting on the political crisis in Negeri Sembilan following the withdrawal of support from 14 Umno assemblymen.

He said in today’s political scenario in Malaysia, every party needs to look at their coalition partners.

“And coalition partners here are not so rigid that it must be the same nationwide and every state,” he said.

He said every state may have its own alignment.

“So it is getting the reliable coalition partners to contest as a team in the respective state,” he said.

He believed that each state will try their level best to choose a coalition of like-minded political parties with the same political agenda, development plan and trajectory to the state and country in the coming election.

“As to what will be the eventuality, it all depends on state and national election, whether they are held together and all that,” he said.

In Penang, one of the Umno assemblymen, Datuk Rashidi Zinol, is a state exco in charge of the rural development, agrotechnology and food security and entrepreneurship.

SEREMBAN, April 27 — Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun will continue in office after the Royal Highness Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir has advised him to carry on administering the state.

He said this is despite 14 Umno assemblymen withdrawing their support for the current administration. 

“I have formally presented the latest position on the state government’s backing to his Royal Highness, outlining the shift in support among 14 Umno assemblymen.

“Following due consideration, his Royal Highness has advised that I continue discharging my duties as usual pending clearer developments on the matter.

“The move is in line with legal provisions and the State Constitution, with the state administration expected to proceed as normal until there is definitive clarity on the government’s majority,” Aminuddin told reporters at his official residence here.

His clarification comes after 14 Umno assemblymen withdrew their support for the state government and his leadership as Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar.

When asked if this meant that Pakatan Harapan had gone through a “divorce” with Barisan Nasional, Aminuddin said it was not his decision.

“It was not me who divorced them (Barisan Nasional), but they are the ones who divorced me,” he quipped.

Earlier today, Negeri Sembilan Umno chairman Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias said all 14 Umno assemblymen in Negeri Sembilan had lost confidence in Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun and withdrawn their support for the state government under his leadership.

Jalaluddin said the bloc had reached a unanimous decision, signalling a significant shift in support within the state assembly.

On April 20, Aminuddin said the action by Datuk Mubarak Dohak in signing and reading a declaration to remove His Royal Highness the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, at the Balai Undang Luak Sungai Ujong on April 19 was not recognised and could not be accepted.

He said the declaration had no legal or customary standing because Mubarak no longer held any authority or position as Undang Luak Sungai Ujong, and the act was also inconsistent with Articles 10 to 12 of the Negeri Sembilan Constitution 1959.

Aminuddin further explained that Mubarak’s removal as Datuk Klana Petra of Luak Sungai Ujong took effect on May 13, 2025, in accordance with the customs and traditions of the Telaga Undang, Waris Klana Hulu, Sungai Ujong.

He also said a special sitting of the Negeri Sembilan Dewan Keadilan dan Undang on April 17 had agreed to advise and accept the consensus of the Telaga Undang, Waris Klana Hulu, Luak Sungai Ujong, which confirmed Mubarak’s dismissal as the 10th Datuk Klana Petra of Luak Sungai Ujong.