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KUALA LUMPUR, April 1, 2024: The 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) Sultan Ibrahim says his honeymoon is over and tells the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to now go catch the bees.
“I consider the fight against corruption as one of my reign’s top priority,” he added.
Yes! Start with the alleged biggest culprit - the racist former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Dr M).
Malaysians also appeal to their King not to forget going after the racial and religious bigots who have continuously undermined national security and harmony.
In so doing, they have turned Malaysia into a global laughing stock, affecting investor confidence in the more than RM3 trillion (national debt + household debt) debt-ridden economy.
Start with the current biggest national threat - Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh
No News Is Bad News reproduces below the King’s “order” to MACC:
My honeymoon is over, now go catch the bees, king tells MACC chief
-01 Apr 2024, 01:07 PM
Sultan Ibrahim says corruption is the country’s biggest enemy.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim (right) presenting MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki with honey during an audience at Istana Negara today. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim today said he considers the fight against corruption as one of his reign’s top priorities.
In a Facebook post, Sultan Ibrahim said he granted an audience to Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Azam Baki today to learn about the latest developments in the anti-graft agency.
“As I have previously stressed: my honeymoon is over, now go catch the bees,” he said, adding that corruption is the country’s biggest enemy.
Sultan Ibrahim also said that he presented Azam with honey as a symbolic gesture marking the end of his “honeymoon” period.
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Sultan Ibrahim was installed as the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Jan 31 after the tenure of Pahang’s Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah came to an end.
The king’s audience with Azam today lasted for nearly 30 minutes.
Last Friday, Azam announced that 34 customs officers had been detained from March 11 to 25 as they were suspected of receiving more than RM4.7 million in bribes.
He said Malaysia had lost around RM2 billion in taxes to a smuggling syndicate which had operated at the KLIA Cargo terminal in Sepang since 2017 with the help of customs officers.
The syndicate was believed to be involved in smuggling tobacco, cigarettes, alcohol, health products and vehicle spare parts at the terminal.
It bribed customs officers to allow undeclared imports and goods to enter the country without inspection, with 27 people and company owners also arrested for protecting and facilitating the syndicate’s operations.
MALAYSIA
Certain quarters exploiting ‘Allah’ socks issue to rattle govt: Mujahid
Shouldn’t focus be on stability, the economy, asks former religious affairs minister.
Updated 12 minutes ago · Published
Penang executive councillor Lim Siew Khim and Senator Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusuf Rawa addressing the crowd at the annual breaking of fast ceremony at Masjid Melayu Lebuh Acheh. – IAN MCINTYRE/The Vibes pic, April 1, 2024.
BY Ian McIntyre
A FORMER religious affairs minister believes there may be subversive elements out to wreck harmony and peaceful settings by harping on sensitive racial and religious issues despite pleas of caution by both the government and royalty.
Commenting on the uproar over the display of five pairs of socks which had the sacred word “Allah” at a KK Mart convenience store, Senator Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusuf Rawa said certain quarters exploit such issues because they feel they can rattle the government of the day.
“But is it worthwhile when it comes at the expense of the peace and harmony that the nation’s founding fathers built on?” Mujahid asked.
He urged those who take part in certain irresponsible acts to ponder if they are being exploited by certain quarters based on race and religion.
And what does the country get in return, Mujahid asked.
“Are strife, tension and mistrust suitable for anyone to live in? Shouldn’t the focus be on issues which count for the people such as stability and the economy?”
Mujahid also urged the media to report on the spreading of peace and tolerance, which are part and parcel of the divine message during the holy Ramadan period.
He said this after attending the annual breaking of fast ceremony at Masjid Melayu Lebuh Acheh – one of the state’s oldest mosques and part of the Streets of Harmony enclave where it has co-existed for centuries alongside nearby Hindu, Taoist and Christian places of worship.
The ceremony is unique as the mosque committee headed by civil society advocate Datuk Seri Anwar Fazal invited non-Muslims to also attend the event.
Anwar and state executive councillor Lim Siew Khim, who oversees the portfolio for non-Muslim religious issues, also spoke on messages of peace and harmony in Penang.
Anwar recalled how Penang became a melting pot of diversity due to the high tolerance levels among the communities because they have one thing in common – they all had escaped from economic strife, discrimination and unjust living conditions.
Lim pledged the state government’s commitment to uphold the virtues of tolerance. – The Vibes, April 1, 2024.
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