Powered by FireStatsThe Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Selangor state government is planning to introduce a new tax system which will allow it to have control over taxes.
Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim wants to implement a zakat system that is currently practiced by Muslims to the non-Muslims in the state. “The state and federal government have agreed [...]
The Sultan of Perak is entitled to exercise his prerogative and discretionary powers by conducting an inquiry to ascertain who commands the majority in the state legislative assembly to maintain order in his state, the Court of Appeal held. Justice Zainun Ali said the Ruler had conducted the inquiry on Feb 5 to contain a [...]
The sultan of Perak had acted constitutionally when he interviewed 31 assemblymen on Feb 5 to ascertain if Barisan Nasional commanded the majority in the state legislative assembly, Court of Appeal judge Datuk Zainun Ali said.
She said the ruler could have made the inquiry to first confirm what he already knew of incumbent menteri besar [...]
The article was first reported as ‘The Sultan’s Constitutional Powers — Kevin YL Tan’ in Loyarburok.com and later in the Malaysianinsider.
Sultan Azlan Shah’s appointment of Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir as Perak’s mentri besar on 17 March 2009 precipitated a constitutional crisis that culminated in the case now before the courts.
Facts of the Case
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Rulers are above politics and as such cannot participate in open debate to answer allegations hurled against them by political groups, Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah said yesterday. He said the action of certain political groups in provoking the people and sowing seeds of hatred against the rulers was akin to fanning “embers in [...]
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