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Ain't this what The Scribe mentioned as the "Renaissance of the Royal Families", and "royal activism", as encased in the popularity of Raja Muda Nazrin Shah as a refreshing source of alternative opinion?

Via The Star:

The monarchy in Malaysia is an integral part of the country as well as a symbol of identity, continuity, unity and strength, and contrary to some opinion, is not all form and no function, said the Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah. [...]

“It is an often overlooked or under-appreciated fact that the monarchy in Malaysia is supposed to play a productive role by being a healthy check and balance in the system of governance,” he said.

He said the Federal Constitution mandates the monarchy to be the guardian of the just rule of law, an impartial arbiter in the democratic process and an overseer of the pillars of state.

“Some believe that Rulers are supposed to do so in a purely ceremonial sense, but I would argue that this contradicts the true spirit, if not the letter, of the Federal Constitution,” he said.

He said that while the monarchy was required to act on the advice of the executive, it must also uphold the principles of good governance and the rule of law, with credibility and impartiality.

“To do otherwise would be to undermine its integrity, as well as that of the Federal Constitution,” he said, adding that for the monarchy to effectively discharge its responsibilities, it will need to have avenues for genuine and in-depth consultations with the executive.

Raja Nazrin also emphasised that development is not all about money and structures.

The executive must now have the same amount of brain power to commensurate with what it had treated as mere rubber-stamp all this while in our Parliamentary Democracy model.

The full text of Raja Nazrin's speech, titled: 50 Years of National Development and Nationhood, is available here, in theSun.

ZAM attacks theSun again

And again, the hulubalang-in-chief attacked theSun for what it is to him.

To this loose cannon, theSun is now not only pro-DAP, but also pro-Keadilan and pro-young.