Malaysia State Poll Results Will Test Federal Alliance’s Strength – Analysis

By Iman Muttaqin Yusof

Malaysia’s six state elections set for Aug. 12 will show just how durable – or fragile – is the alliance of the prime minister’s multiethnic coalition at the federal level with the Malay-centric UMNO party, analysts say.

With 245 seats being contested across a half-dozen states, close to 10...