The Negeri Sembilan palace has ordered the revocation of two state titles awarded to former menteri besar Rais Yatim, with the decree to take immediate effect.

State registrar of orders Zafir Ibrahim said the Yang di-Pertuan Besar had decreed the withdrawal of the Darjah Seri Utama title conferred on Rais in 2011, as well as the Darjah Dato’ Setia award from 1979.

“This decision was made to...