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- From: dyip@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (dawei yip)
- Subject: Re: Discussion on Malaysian sultanate amendments
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.204741.445@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu>
- Organization: Northeastern University
- References: <1993Jan25.172314.3498@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu> <C1FCuC.852@news.iastate.edu>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 20:47:41 GMT
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- In article <C1FCuC.852@news.iastate.edu>, twm27@isuvax.iastate.edu writes:
- > In article <1993Jan25.172314.3498@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu>, dyip@lynx.dac.northeastern.edu (dawei yip) writes:
- > Dated 25 January 1993
- > Editor: Kieran Cooke
- > Media: Financial Times
- >
- > MALAY SULTANS SENSE AN END TO THE HIGH LIFE
- > -------------------------------------------
- >
- > Anyway, this is a very scary situation. The sultans of malay
- > peninsula is way too abusive with their powers. And personally, as
- > a Muslim that is, I want each of them to go down the drain.
-
- The entire structure of the malay sultanate does not add any value to
- the political stability of Malaysia. Instead, it may serve as a drain
- to potential economical and political growth
-
- > I was apparently shocked by Mahathir's move; implicitly attacking
- > Johor's sultan, a man that backed him in the wake of Umno's crisis in
- > 1987.
-
- Mahathir initial move to limit the powers of the sultan were a respond
- to the outcry of the malaysian people especially in the Johor region.
- That particilar region has alway provided much resistance to the
- national theme that is being promoted by the Malaysian government. A
- few years ago, the sultan of Johor was thinking of annexing Johor and
- making the state be part of Singapore. Such sensitive issues cannot be
- left to the hands of the sultan nor the PM. The people should have a
- say in public policy.
-
- > I also wondered how other political parties will react to all
- > this things, especially Pas, the so-called Islamic party of Malaysia.
-
- As far as it can be seen, there has been no major change in the
- political atmosphere in Malaysia. Most of the political reports coming
- to the international newsdesk reports that politcal parties in Malaysia
- and regional states are keeping out of this feud. If it carries on,
- there will be a serious threat to the political stability of malaysia.
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