‘I am not resigning’: embattled leader digs in as Malaysia royal crisis deepens

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Negeri Sembilan Chief Minister Ismail Lasim says he has not resigned amid a deepening constitutional dispute with the state ruler. The state executive council is challenging the dismissal of its members in court, leaving the state government largely paralysed.

Embattled Negeri Sembilan chief minister Ismail Lasim has denied claims that he has resigned, as a constitutional crisis in the Malaysian state spiralled further following a move by his executive council to challenge their sacking by the state’s ruler in court. The state has been all but paralysed by a dispute that began in April over who has the right to sit on Negeri Sembilan’s throne, bringing down a state government aligned with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH)...