{
  "id": 7709853,
  "title": "Guan Eng: Umno No Longer Brings Value to Penang Government Amid Cooperation With PN, PAS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/guan-eng-umno-no-longer-brings-value-to-penang-government-amid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:08:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/09/16/guan-eng-umno-no-longer-brings-value-to-penang-government-amid-cooperation-with-pn-pas/235402"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 16, DAP’s Air Putih assemblyman Lim Guan Eng expressed doubt about the continued inclusion of Umno in Penang’s unity government. Lim claimed that Umno has \"no more value\" to the administration due to its collaboration with Perikatan Nasional (PN) and PAS. He noted that Penang Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Chow Kon Yeow appeared more concerned with criticizing Lim than addressing Umno's previous attacks on PH, which led to the impression that Chow was afraid Umno might abandon the state government. Lim accused Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi of lacking the courage to challenge Penang PH to remove Umno from the state government, similar to how he had done at the federal level. Chow, according to Lim, should not fear offending \"an extremist Umno\" that has propagated divisive rhetoric against non-Muslim minorities and failed to show inclusivity toward non-Malays.\n\nLim highlighted Umno's claim that it contributed to Loke Siew Fook's defeat in the recent Negeri Sembilan election, stating that DAP leaders were entitled to rebut Umno's allegations against PH and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. He encouraged Penang PH leaders to take a clear stand on whether Umno should stay in the state administration and inform the coalition’s central leadership. Lim questioned the PH’s stance after Umno’s recent General Assembly attacks and argued that Umno would retain its positions in the state executive council, two city councils, and state-linked companies because it knew leaving would have little political impact. Even without Umno’s two assemblymen, Lim pointed out, PH would still hold a two-thirds majority in the Penang legislative assembly. He warned that retaining Umno could harm the public perception of Penang PH’s leadership, urging the coalition to acknowledge that \"the greatest enemy is the enemy within.\" Lim asserted that PH Penang leaders should recognize that Umno has no further value in the Penang state government when it could effectively collaborate with PN and PAS from within.",
  "summary": "GEORGE TOWN, Sept 16 — DAP’s Air Putih assemblyman Lim Guan Eng has questioned the continued presence of Umn...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "Lim Guan Eng's doubts about Umno's value to Penang's unity government signal a potential shake-up in the state's coalition dynamics, threatening Umno's influence and PH's public image.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Guan Eng: Umno No Longer Brings Value to Penang Government Amid Cooperation With PN, PAS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/guan-eng-umno-no-longer-brings-value-to-penang-government-amid-7711007",
        "published": "2026-09-16T05:08:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}