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A King for all Malaysians
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31, 2024: Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar today ascended the throne as Malaysia’s 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King).
His Majesty is thus also the head of Malaysia’s Religious Council.
Prior to his five-year appointment as the King, he had been very critical of racial and religious bigots, ticking them off for exploiting racial and religious sentiments for political mileage.
The bigots can be found on both sides of the political divide but there are more from the Opposition spearheaded by the Taliban-like PAS and Perikatan Nasional (PN) led by the racist Muhyiddin “I Am Malay First” Yassin.
Even the KIng had said that he is “Malaysian First”.
So, how will the racial and religious bigots behave from today?
His Majesty has also said that his main focus is to get rid of the corrupt and corruption so that the federal government can focus on healing the country’s RM1.5 trillion national debt economy.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below news reports on what the new Agong had said when he was the Johor ruler and is now truly a King for all Malaysians:
The Coverage/News/Sultan Johor : If All Is To Be Forbidden, Then Live In A Cave – “Will The Gov Then Have To Produce Muslim-Friendly Money?”
Sultan Johor : If All Is To Be Forbidden, Then Live In A Cave – “Will The Gov Then Have To Produce Muslim-Friendly Money?”
31 January, 2020
Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar has spoken out against various forbidden practices on grounds of religion to the point of impracticality, pointing out that it would become impossible to live in a community.
He raised this matter when elaborating on a Muslims-only laundrette, which had refused to serve non-Muslim customers on grounds of “purity”.
“Think for yourselves. What about seats in public places that may have been licked by dogs or pillows and blankets in hotels that have come in contact with najis (unclean things).
“This will never end. If everything is to be forbidden, then my advice is – it will be better to live alone in a cave instead of living in a community,” Sultan Ibrahim said in his speech at the 17th Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) convocation in Batu Pahat yesterday.
A video of the speech was uploaded on Sultan Ibrahim’s official Facebook page.
Likewise, Sultan Ibrahim said, ringgit notes may have also come in contact with pork or liquor sellers.
“Will the government then have to produce Muslim-friendly money?” he asked.
Touching on the Muslims-only laundrette, on which he had ordered that the controversial policy be done away with, Sultan Ibrahim said such a practice would serve to divide the people.
“As head of religion, it is my duty to maintain the peace and unity among the multi-racial people in this state.
“Therefore, whatever that I feel will lead to division, there will be immediate action,” he said.
He added that such a practice was “extreme” and went on to emphasise that Islam upheld harmony and doing good, even to people who are not of the same religion.
“This narrow mindset is not the way of Muslims in Johor,” he said.
Source : The Star
The Coverage/News/Sultan Johor : Chinese Are Not ‘Pendatang’ – Pays Tribute To Chinese Community Over Their Contribution
Sultan Johor : Chinese Are Not ‘Pendatang’ – Pays Tribute To Chinese Community Over Their Contribution
31 January, 2024
Sultan Ibrahim pays tribute to Chinese community over their contribution to Johor’s development.
The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar said Johor appreciates the role played by the Chinese community in developing the state since the beginning of the Johor Sultanate in the 16th century.
The Royal Press Office, in a statement issued to mark the Lunar New Year, stated that Sultan Ibrahim regarded the hard work and resilience of the Chinese community in modernising Johor as significant and formidable, hence the need to recognise them for their outstanding contributions.
According to Sultan Ibrahim, the Chinese were actually invited to Johor as “guests” by his forefathers to help develop the state.
“My forefathers had the foresight to forge a unique relationship with the Chinese. They are not ‘pendatang’ (immigrants). They were invited to Johor to open our land and cultivate plantations.
“They are the ‘Bangsa Johor’ – just like the Malays, Indians and others, who are all Malaysians,” he stressed.
Tracing the history of their arrivals, Sultan Ibrahim said it was Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim who first invited the Chinese from China to come to Johor in 1844 to help open large-scale gambier and pepper farms.
Since then, it was the Chinese also who helped to put Johor on the world map, he said, adding that by 1850 the state was the largest producer of pepper and gambier, with active downstream activities like leather tanning and cloth dyeing from gambier.
“The Johor Sultanate and the Chinese have a special relationship. They have played a pivotal role in the development of Johor. We appreciate their contributions,” he emphasised.
Source : FMT
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