Malaysia’s Sultans Seek to Get Their Own Back
When Malaysia’s Conference of Rulers stunned Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi by rejecting the government’s choice for the position of Chief Judge of Malaya (the old name for the country is still used) recently, it was at least partly a payback for 20 years of resentment on the part of the country’s royalty against the government.
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