{
  "id": 14914352,
  "title": "Tuanku Muhriz has stern words with Negri MB",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/tuanku-muhriz-has-stern-words-with-negri-mb",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:07:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1556871/tuanku-muhriz-has-stern-words-negri-mb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The video of Negri Sembilan's Yang di-Pertuan Besar Tuanku Muhriz expressing strong words towards Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim has been widely shared. The footage, captured after Friday prayers at a mosque, shows Tuanku Muhriz telling Ismail he does not wish to see him again. The ruler's dissatisfaction extends to Ismail and former state executive council members over a letter asserting he is no longer the state ruler. After this exchange, Ismail paid respects to the ruler. Another video shows Tuanku Muhriz declining to shake Ismail's hand when arriving at the mosque. On September 13, Ismail claimed that a proclamation by former Undangs on April 19, removing Tuanku Muhriz as the ruler, had been approved by the state administration. However, the Attorney-General's Chambers clarified that the menteri besar and state executive council lacked the unilateral authority to remove the ruler or declare the position vacant. They emphasized the need for the decision to be made through the constitutional and legal process under the Negri Sembilan Constitution. A week later, Tuanku Muhriz removed the ten state executive councillors. Recently, Tuanku Muhriz honored three Undangs and their consorts with the highest honor of Negri Sembilan at Istana Besar Seri Menanti.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: A video showing Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir having a stern word with Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim amid the state’s constitutional crisis has gone viral.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tuanku Muhriz confronts Negri Sembilan's Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim.",
    "Ismail and former council members face Tuanku Muhriz's displeasure.",
    "Tuanku Muhriz dismisses ten state executive councillors."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘Until he retracts, go away’: Tuanku Muhriz rebukes Negeri Sembilan MB in public",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/until-he-retracts-go-away-tuanku-muhriz-rebukes-negeri-sembilan-mb-in",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:54:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}