{
  "id": 18685922,
  "title": "Sack ministers working against you, Muhyiddin tells Anwar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/sack-ministers-working-against-you-muhyiddin-tells-anwar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T09:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/07/sack-ministers-working-against-you-muhyiddin-tells-anwar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin has called on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to dismiss ministers who are not in alignment with his government, warning that they may attempt to undermine his policies. The former prime minister suggested that the PM should reshuffle the Cabinet and ensure these ministers do not remain or join the administration. Muhyiddin made these remarks while campaigning in Melaka ahead of the upcoming state election, commenting on reports that Anwar had challenged ministers for raising concerns about the unity government at a Cabinet meeting the following day. It remains unclear who Anwar was specifically referring to in his speech at Dewan Pay Fong, although he had previously rebuked officials for criticizing unity partners during the Negeri Sembilan state election campaign in August. BARISAN NASIONAL deputy chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi responded that Anwar could remove BN ministers if he was unhappy with them. Muhyiddin noted that BN's stance is becoming increasingly perplexing, as the party still has representatives in the government, including the deputy prime minister, ministers, and deputy ministers. He argued that those in the government should address disagreements through discussions at the party or Cabinet level rather than making public criticisms. In the November 14th Melaka polls, PH and BN will not collaborate, despite being allies at the federal level; instead, BN has formed an electoral pact with Perikatan Nasional.",
  "summary": "The Bersatu president says Cabinet members not aligned with the prime minister would sabotage government policies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Anwar should sack BN ministers who are not aligned with him – Muhyiddin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/anwar-should-sack-bn-ministers-who-are-not-aligned-with-him-muhyiddin",
        "published": "2026-11-07T09:48:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}