Malaysia: Another State Loss for Prime Minister's Coalition Makes Snap Election Less Likely

The center-right Barisan Nasional, or BN, coalition -- which governs alongside Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's center-left Pakatan Harapan, or PH, coalition as a junior partner at the federal level -- joined forces with the opposition Islamist-led Perikatan Nasional, or PN, coalition to win 25 of Negeri Sembilan's 36 seats in the Aug. 1 state election, Channel News Asia reported the same day....