Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan royal crisis deepens amid claims of grave disloyalty to ruler

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The royal crisis in Malaysia's Negeri Sembilan deepens as the state's customary council accuses six men of grave disloyalty in an attempted removal of ruler Tuanku Muhriz Munawir. This ongoing power struggle highlights tensions within Malaysia’s only elective monarchy and political instability in the region.

Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan royal crisis escalated on Monday after the state’s customary council said six men behind the latest attempt to remove ruler Tuanku Muhriz Munawir could be regarded as having committed grave disloyalty to the monarch. The ruling deepens a months-long struggle over Malaysia’s only elective monarchy, where a rival group of traditional chiefs has sought to depose Muhriz and install another royal in his place. The dispute helped bring down the previous state government and...