00:00An analyst says Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Harapan's relationship is likely to remain intact,
00:07despite the decision by Puchong UMNO to sever ties with its PH counterpart
00:11following a DAP leader's reaction to Najib Razak's failed house arrest bid.
00:17Ahmad Zaharudin Sani Ahmad Sabri of Global Asia Consulting said any decision by BN to call off
00:23its alliance with PH at the federal level would not be made in haste,
00:28noting that UMNO had limited options such as going solo or working with Brigata Nationale or PAS.
00:34He said remaining in the unity government was UMNO's most practical option,
00:38though it would need to adopt a more aggressive stance to reassure its grassroots.
00:44In a Facebook post, DAPMP Yo Bi Yin stated another reason to celebrate this year end
00:50following the high court's dismissal of Najib's judicial review application
00:54to compel the government to allow him to serve the remainder of his prison sentence
00:58in the SRC international case under house arrest.
01:03Meanwhile, Shahza Shukri of the International Islamic University of Malaysia
01:07said ties among the top leadership of parties in the unity government remained strong
01:12and that the move to sever ties was largely symbolic,
01:15meant to show that UMNO was standing its ground on the Najib matter.
01:19Atosha Beast, FMG.
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