{
  "id": 9505325,
  "title": "State secretary, legal adviser's positions must be resolved through due process - Negri Sembilan MB",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/state-secretary-legal-advisers-positions-must-be-resolved-through-due",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T06:37:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1540124/state-secretary-legal-advisers-positions-must-be-resolved-through-due"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Menteri Besar of Negri Sembilan, Datuk Seri Ismail Lasim, has stated that any issues regarding the positions of the state secretary and state legal adviser should be resolved through the proper legal and administrative processes.\n\nHe emphasized that the state administration must be allowed to continue functioning and that the dispute involving Negeri Sembilan's customary and royal institutions must be resolved through the state constitution, Adat Perpatih, and the institutions with the authority to deal with such matters.\n\nIsmail Lasim assured that the state government would continue to carry out its responsibilities and respect any final decision lawfully made by institutions with jurisdiction under custom and the state constitution.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Police probing Negri Sembilan royal dispute from all angles, says Saifuddin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/police-probing-negri-sembilan-royal-dispute-from-all-angles-says",
        "published": "2026-09-24T03:23:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Home minister: Police probing Negeri Sembilan royal dispute from ‘every angle’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/home-minister-police-probing-negeri-sembilan-royal-dispute-from-every",
        "published": "2026-09-24T04:07:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malaysiakini",
        "title": "Straw poll: N Sembilan residents urge outsiders to stay out of royal crisis, hope for swift end",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/straw-poll-n-sembilan-residents-urge-outsiders-to-stay-out-of-royal",
        "published": "2026-09-24T04:10:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Police investigating Negeri Sembilan crisis from various angles - Minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/police-investigating-negeri-sembilan-crisis-from-various-angles",
        "published": "2026-09-24T04:11:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}