The brewing constitutional crisis explained

KINIGUIDE | The tail end of Malaysia’s controversial 2021 emergency has been nothing short of dramatic.

First, a stunning royal rebuke over the emergency ordinances. Then, the prime minister’s insistence that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has little choice but to revoke them as advised.

Some are now describing this as a constitutional crisis between the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and Istana Negara.

Here, Malaysiakini recapitulates what happened and sheds light on key questions involving the still-evolving situation...