Observers say the numbers in cabinet remain in Anwar’s favour for now, but warn that a DAP walkout could embolden rival Umno
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenJoseph SipalanPublished: 5:00pm, 21 Sep 2026Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has suffered a double whammy as his Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition scrambles to placate public outrage over disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak being granted house arrest, and the shock resignation of his transport minister in protest of the royal clemency.But observers do not expect the administration, already reeling from PH defeats in recent months in two state elections as federal allies turned against the coalition, to implode just yet.
