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Malaysia's Court of Appeal has upheld DAP leader Lim Kit Siang's defamation victory against former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin but significantly reduced the damages award to RM450,000, removing higher penalty components.
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Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has signalled the party's readiness to engage in direct competition with PAS, following deepening fractures within their political alliance and internal party disagreements.
Bersatu's leadership has signalled readiness to compete directly against PAS in Johor state elections should negotiations over seat allocations fail to produce an agreement between the two parties.
Bersatu will contest upcoming Johor and Negeri Sembilan elections under the PN banner and is prepared to challenge PAS across all political spheres, former premier Muhyiddin declares.