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EPISODE · Jul 6, 2026 · 8 MIN

Malay rights threatened by corrupt Malays, PM's aide tells KJ; BN projected to win Johor?

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KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] The political secretary to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has criticised Khairy Jamaluddin for alleging that caretaker Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Aminuddin Harun had failed to safeguard the interests of the Malay-Muslim community in the state.Kamil Abdul Munim reminded Khairy that voting for Umno is not a guarantee that Malay rights will remain secure, adding that such rights are instead guaranteed by the Federal Constitution and the Malay rulers.He also asked Khairy to specify which Malay rights had been eroded or undermined under Aminuddin’s leadership, instead saying that such rights are typically threatened by “corrupt Malays."Meanwhile, in a separate story, BN is projected to retain its position as the ruling Johor government, with DAP potentially becoming the largest party in the opposition following the July 11 state election, according to political analyst Ibrahim Suffian.Ibrahim, a programmes director at the Merdeka Center, opined that based on observations thus far, BN could keep between 40 and 42 seats in the election, with Pakatan Harapan component members Amanah and PKR possibly bagging one and two seats, respectively.Read Malaysiakini's full investigation on how Malaysia's child sexual abuse materials industry operates and how to identify it, report it and stop the harm from spreading: https://newslab.malaysiakini.com/ai-child-harm/telegram/en/ ___________________Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://membership.malaysiakini.com/membership/start?internal_source=kinitv

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] The political secretary to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has criticised Khairy Jamaluddin for alleging that caretaker Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Aminuddin Harun had failed to safeguard the interests of the Malay-Muslim community in the state.Kamil Abdul Munim reminded Khairy that voting for Umno is not a guarantee that Malay rights will remain secure, adding that such rights are instead guaranteed by the Federal Constitution and the Malay rulers.He also asked Khairy to specify which Malay rights had been eroded or undermined under Aminuddin’s leadership, instead saying that such rights are typically threatened by “corrupt Malays."Meanwhile, in a separate story, BN is projected to retain its position as the ruling Johor government, with DAP potentially becoming the largest party in the opposition following the July 11 state election, according to political analyst Ibrahim Suffian.Ibrahim, a programmes director at the Merdeka Center, opined that based on observations thus far, BN could keep between 40 and 42 seats in the election, with Pakatan Harapan component members Amanah and PKR possibly bagging one and two seats, respectively.Read Malaysiakini's full investigation on how Malaysia's child sexual abuse materials industry operates and how to identify it, report it and stop the harm from spreading: https://newslab.malaysiakini.com/ai-child-harm/telegram/en/ ___________________Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://membership.malaysiakini.com/membership/start?internal_source=kinitv

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