{
  "id": 149882,
  "title": "6 langkah luar biasa untuk halang BN-PN berkuasa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/6-langkah-luar-biasa-untuk-halang-bn-pn-berkuasa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T23:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2026/08/05/6-langkah-luar-biasa-untuk-halang-bn-pn-berkuasa"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a bid to prevent the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition led by Malay parties from taking control, six remarkable steps are being considered. Should the coalition win in Melaka, Umno may withdraw from the coalition and bring several MPs along to trigger early elections. However, the question remains when this might happen, possibly by the end of the year or early next year. Pakatan Harapan (PH) is unlikely to win unless approximately 1.5 million Malaysians residing abroad can easily vote or return to save Malaysia from a potentially destructive conservative politics. Although overseas Malaysian voters can be mobilized, PH still faces significant challenges. Malay voters seem to have made their choice clearly, prioritizing the 'Malay Umbrella' idea, which the BN-PN consider safe, and potentially silencing DAP, often labeled as an enemy, for good. Therefore, PH doesn't have any other choice but to take unprecedented actions that the BN-PN can't match due to their brazenness. Here's how PH can do it.\n\nFirstly, PH must form a broad alliance with progressive-minded parties like Muda, Bersatu, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), and others who don't base their ideology on ethnicity or religion. PH should also give seats to honest and serious independent candidates to contest the elections. This move will show the people that PH genuinely wants to lead the progressive politics and take the country forward, while Umno can choose to stay with PAS and PN. For Malay people, BN-PN would lead a full Malay-Islamic narrative, while PH Plus would offer progressive Malaysia aligned with the aspirations of Sabah and Sarawak.\n\nSecondly, PH must acknowledge the Private School Leaving Certificate (Uec) issued by Chinese schools, similar to what has been done in Sabah and Sarawak. Umno might protest this as not being loyal to the Constitution, but Sabah and Sarawak, as partners in forming Malaysia, have already set the example. PH should also adjust the ethnic quota in universities to 45:55 and implement it strictly. Dr Mahathir Mohamad demonstrated the courage and political acumen by changing the medium of instruction for Mathematics and Science to English for a short time, after many Malays left Umno to support the reform movement. He had the boldness and political intelligence to offer something appealing to non-Malays and progressive Malays. PH must seriously consider Mahathir's actions at that time.\n\nThirdly, PH should shoulder 20% of the tuition fees for young adults from M40 and B40 families. Every B40 graduate from public or private institutions should receive a monthly allowance of RM400 for one year to help them when seeking jobs. This allowance can be stopped two months after they secure suitable employment. BN-PN is unlikely to do this because many of their politicians might have other plans for the money. It's better for PH to use the nation's money for the benefit of the people rather than leaving a full treasury to be misused by other parties and their families if they take over the government. Another crucial aspect is creating an independent department at the federal and state levels to manage religious affairs for non-Islamic religions. This department can be headed by a member of the state legislative council or a minister at the Prime Minister's office, responsible for managing the construction of prayer halls and registering them. Earnings from opium, gambling, and the poultry industry can be allocated to this department. BN-PN, with their narrative of Malay dominance, can't match this step. Again, Sabah and Sarawak already have such departments, although their funding is not from the aforementioned taxes. The Chief Minister of Malaysia's East Timor must form a coalition with the dominant party in Sabah and Sarawak and give them the chance to win without any challenge from PH. BN-PN can't offer anything similar because they are too eager to keep the wealth of both states for unspecified purposes. This step could strengthen the coalition with a proposal to pay back all the outstanding oil revenues resulting from past injustice. BN-PN might not agree because they might want to accumulate that wealth for reasons known only to God. Lastly, PH can offer the position of Prime Minister to a candidate from Sabah or Sarawak if their coalition wins the election. Anwar Ibrahim should have no problems with this offer as I believe he doesn't have any wealth to protect, like several former Prime Ministers before him. With this, Malaysian people finally have a chance to see someone from Sabah or Sarawak become the Prime Minister before they leave this world. Time is running out for good Malaysian people and PH. All possibilities must be opened, and every form of discussion must be pursued urgently.",
  "summary": "Rakyat yang menolak politik konservatif BN-PN kini berdepan perjuangan hidup mati dengan segala pilihan dan bentuk kerjasama perlu dipertimbangkan.",
  "key_points": [
    "PH considers six unique steps to prevent BN-PN from gaining power",
    "PH must form broad alliance with progressive-minded parties and independent candidates",
    "PH should offer 20% of tuition fees for young adults from M40 and B40 families"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}