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- From: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad)
- Subject: Re: What about the Agong? [was: Discussion on Malaysian sultanate amendments]
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.025454.6829@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg>
- Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:54:54 GMT
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- Whay Sing Lee (wslee@almond-frost.ai.mit.edu) wrote:
- : In article <1993Jan27.044758.4972@keisu-s.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp>, chuah@sail-ss2.cc.u-tokyo.JUNET (Chuah Yeow Chiang) writes:
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- : |> Just wondering, why should the kings/rulers be given the immunity towards
- : |> law. If they are not planning/tempting to do anything against the law, what
- : |> difference will it make? Or is there anything that's against the law that they
- : |> have to do to be a king/ruler?(or, to be respected,..)
- : |>
- : |> This is not restricted to the Sultans in Malaysia, but all the rulers of the
- : |> world. And it's out of pure curiosity, no insults intended.
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- : on that note, can anyone tell us if the Agong still has the power
- : to pardon law-breakers? And does the Agong still have the privileges
- Yes ,no.
- : that were strip off the sultans ?
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- : whay.
- : p/s: let's keep this thread out of soc.asean.singapore, I think some of our
- : neighbours are getting annoyed ...
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