The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, will succeed his brother-in-law, Sultan of Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, on January 31. In the months leading to Sultan Ibrahim’s ascension, his royal highness has made several remarks and decrees that caused interest as well as trepidation.
Malaysia's monarchy will continue to serve as a crucial safeguard against the rise of a "dictator" and "extremism" in the current political landscape that is rife with racially divisive sentiments.
DAP has never been anti-monarchy and instead upholds the constitutional monarchy system and respects the royal institution as enshrined in the federal constitution, its secretary-general Anthony Loke said today.
