BN chairperson Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has maintained that “everything is positive” within the coalition, but MCA president Wee Ka Siong’s remarks suggest otherwise.

Tensions between BN lynchpin Umno and its coalition partner MCA appear to have come to a head just days before the Malacca state election campaign kicks off.

Earlier today, Zahid dismissed rumours of MCA withdrawing from BN, saying that there is no conflict, following a meeting he attended with Wee and caretaker Malacca chief minister Ab Rauf Yusoh at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur from 11pm to 1am last night.

"However, I cannot disclose the details yet, as I have entrusted the caretaker Malacca chief minister with the mandate to make the announcement," Malaysia Gazette quoted the Umno president as saying at a programme at the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka.