Rais questions Ismail Lasim's MB appointment, claims 'outside interference'

Parti Wawasan Negara chairperson Rais Yatim has questioned the process behind the appointment of Negeri Sembilan’s new menteri besar, Ismail Lasim. The former menteri besar, who was recently stripped of his honorific titles by the state palace, claimed there was “outside interference” in the selection of the Juasseh assemblyperson for the post. Rais pointed to a meeting between Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, before the appointment, noting that...