Countries, including Malaysia, must change with the aspirations of their citizens or risk losing their best and brightest, said Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah.
“There are countries today whose citizens are highly educated and whose scientists and engineers are at the leading edge in their fields but who want nothing more than [...]
Encourage easy access and free flow of information to the people for good governance, the Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah said.
People who were well informed were in a better position to make informed decisions while those who were badly informed would rely on half-truths and lies and non-credible sources of [...]
Immediate action must be taken to check corruption, bureaucratic red tape, race problems, religious intolerance, the brain drain and crime, the Sultan of Selangor said.
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“Corruption is still a problem, which the people are very concerned about, and more effective action needs to be taken,” he said.
Describing corruption as a cancerous cell, the Sultan said [...]
The Sultan of Selangor wants politicians in the state, regardless of which parties they belong to, to put politics aside and refrain from bringing up contentious issues ahead of the 50th National Day celebrations.
Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah said he did not want anyone to dampen the mood of the celebrations but to instead instil [...]
Former Deputy Prime Minister Tun Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman is known for his genuine Malay nationalist spirit but he had never practised racism.
He had never sanctioned racial discrimination and often gave a reminder that the society in this country is not a regimented society.
Malaysian society is often emphasised as a multi-racial society with diverse [...]
The rule of law and inviolability of the Constitution, economic and social justice for all, and a thriving civil society will allow an effective and sustained nation building in a pluralistic society, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah said.
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He said the Constitution clearly provided for adequate checks and balances against excesses through the separation of powers between [...]
The Raja Muda of Perak yesterday underlined the importance of having leaders who are earnest in maintaining unity, never resorting to religious or ethnic posturing to further their political careers at the expense of peace and security.
“If they fail in this respect, they must be held accountable and answerable before the law,” Raja Dr Nazrin [...]
“We must maintain this precious unity to the best of our ability.
“To co-exist requires us to understand, respect and be tolerant with one another,” he said at his installation ceremony as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong at Istana Negara yesterday.
He said the rights of every Malaysian was enshrined in the Federal Constitution and [...]
Corruption and abuse of power in any government organisation are unacceptable, said Sultan Azlan Shah.
The Perak Ruler advocated an efficient, clean, trustworthy and honest administration to help civil servants focus on improving their quality of service, discipline and productivity.
He also preferred ailing state-owned companies and those that lacked potential to be axed so that they [...]
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