SATIRE Secession calls are no laughing matter.

In fact, it draws lightning quick reactions from the authorities. There is indeed nothing humourous in being slapped with the Sedition Act.

Murmurs of this are often heard across the South China Sea, but now it is reverberating from the southern tip of the peninsula.

The past weeks have seen a raft of interesting twists and turns, with one political coalition having been laid to rest while the other continues to be rattled by a soon-to-be nonagenarian.

Amidst the chaos, a kingdom has flexed its muscles...