KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Feb 2009: A majority of the Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) walked out of the Dewan Rakyat today when Datuk Ibrahim Ali (Ind-Pasir Mas) debated the motion of thanks for the Royal address. They did so to show their dissatisfaction over Ibrahim’s remarks about the Opposition, which caused a war of words […]
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Terengganu’s slippery oil royalty
By Deborah LohPUBLICISED figures on the amount of oil royalty remitted to Terengganu don’t match. And because no clear explanation is forthcoming, expect the issue to be exploited by PAS, and glossed over by the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election. PAS promises to flog the issue in its campaign. The BN, however, already […]
One of four will succeed throne
KUALA PILAH, 28 Dec 2008: The new Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan will be elected among Putera Yang Empat (the Four Princes), said specialist consultant on Adat Pepatih custom Datuk Seri Maharaja Khalid Bonget. The four princes are the Tunku Besar of Seri Menanti Tunku Mukhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir, Tunku Laxamana Tunku Naquiyuddin […]
PKR wants royal veto power restored
By Elizabeth LooiPKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail delivers her speech at the party’s fifth national congress SHAH ALAM, 29 Nov 2008: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) wants to restore the royal veto power and the dignity of the constitutional monarchy. That restoring of veto power means the Agong will have the discretion to reject […]
Nazri Aziz rejects call for Malay rulers’ immunity
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 27 NOV 2008: The Regent of Negeri Sembilan’s call for the immunity of Malay Rulers to be reinstated should not be taken seriously as the royal’s father, the state’s Yang Di-Pertuan Besar, was embroiled in a lawsuit. The Regent, Tunku Naquiyuddin Tuanku Jaafar, thus has a conflict of interest, Minister in the Prime […]
