Tensions ran high during an altercation between some 100 Pakatan Harapan supporters and about 50 officers from the local police and the Malacca City Council (MBMB) this afternoon, according to Bukit Katil MP Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin.

The PKR vice-president said the incident occurred as party members and Harapan supporters were busy setting up for a state-level Hari Raya open house to be held near the Dataran Bukit Baru in Malacca town tonight.

"The officers came and told us to take down the (party) flags.

"They also said that we were supposed to apply for the council's approval to use the area," he said when contacted...