Whenever the Islamist party PAS comes to power in Terengganu, its political agenda has been to combine populist-type development programmes with the wish to turn Terengganu into a shariah-compliant state. The key for the PAS state government to rule beyond the current term is its ability to negotiate the tense federal-state relationship, develop other sources of revenue, and find ways to claim credit for economic progress, in addition to burnishing its Islamic governing credentials by making Terengganu a shariah-compliant state.

1. Parti Islam Semalaysia. 2. Terengganu (Malaysia) ? Politics and government. 3. Economic development ? Political aspects ? Malaysia ? Terengganu. 4. Islamic law ? Political aspects ? Malaysia ? Terengganu.