{
  "id": 10313958,
  "title": "Perlumbaan menderhaka: Siapa paling durjana?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/perlumbaan-menderhaka-siapa-paling-durjana-10313958",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/pandangan/2026/09/28/perlumbaan-menderhaka-siapa-paling-durjana"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Negeri Sembilan's adherence to adat law makes its traditional wedding processes quite complex, however, three former luak leaders and one more acted so shamelessly against the removal of a Malay king figure. Considering one of the former luak leaders once served as a regent, we might take the regent as a comparison. Demoting a regent cannot be made easier and you undoubtedly cannot dismiss them arbitrarily because of personal issues with the regent. This is a comparison to a regent, but we are talking about dismissing a Malay king, and a future Malay king cannot be appointed except when the throne is truly empty according to the Perlembagaan and the Laws of the State and Federal Government of Negeri Sembilan, not according to the bamboo law. This makes one wonder when these individuals actively promote illegal actions overturning a Malay king. They do not feel shame, rather they take pride in it. Is such behavior derived from Adat Perpatih? Is it derisory and uncivil towards a Malay king? Does it really amount to that? The feeling of being equal to decide whether to accept or reject a Malay king is the same as feeling one holds the power and the Malay king is under your control — treated as if they are no longer noble and respected, just like political allies of yours. With this development, future Malay kings must feel concerned, right? If they think the Malay king of Negeri Sembilan can be manipulated at will, what makes you sure they will stop in Negeri Sembilan alone? The humble political roots The former luak leaders also feel so powerful to do anything as there is no one stopping them. They even feel equal to Malay kings. Do they realize this power is absolutely not absolute? It is a trust to the luak leaders among the majority, originating from heirs and luak, and should represent the entire luak. As soon as trust from the luak disappears, you are no longer in office, and the Justice and Law Council (DKU) merely formalizes the decision made by heirs and luak. However, the most interesting aspect of all this is that the entity providing a lifeline to the illegal and derisory movement by these three former luak leaders and one more luak leader is a political entity. They appear so arrogant and feel entitled to dismiss the Malay king without any guilt. In fact, this appears to be a deliberate act by this political entity at the state level, rather than an unintended mistake. Demoting and actively supporting former luak leaders is apparently a new method for them to challenge their own claims to the Malay people. The betrayal in Melaka must be firmly established that the individual allowing themselves to be used as an instrument of power in A Famosa, Melaka is at fault, gladly surrendering themselves to be the lever for such actions, making the current issue appear as if it strengthens the institution of the Malay king. Can one truly be happy and excited about this, and feel it is truly right? Have you ever thought, even briefly, that the crisis of the Perlembagaan could be resolved by not allowing oneself to be manipulated? Some claim the definition of dereliction, yet claiming to overturn the Malay king is not dereliction, but rather a way of upholding Adat Perpatih.",
  "summary": "Mempertahankan raja Melayu bukanlah soal kepentingan politik; ia adalah kewajipan Perlembagaan mutlak kerajaan persekutuan.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Perlumbaan menderhaka: Siapa paling durjana?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/perlumbaan-menderhaka-siapa-paling-durjana",
        "published": "2026-09-27T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}