New prince rules Britain's front pages

Prince William the Duke of Cambridge holds his new-born baby boy in front of the world's media outside the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital in London on July 23, 2013. The baby was born on Monday afternoon weighing eight pounds six ounces (3.8 kilogrammes). The baby, titled His Royal Highness, Prince (name) of Cambridge, is directly in line to inherit the throne after Charles, Queen Elizabeth II's eldest son and heir, and his eldest son William.


The first photographs of Britain’s new prince dominated newspaper front pages on Wednesday, with Princess Diana’s ring conspicuous on the hand of new mother Kate as she presented her son to the world.

Following the pomp and formality which followed Monday’s announcement of the birth of a baby boy for Prince William and his wife, Fleet Street struck a much more playful tone as it celebrated the new arrival’s first of a lifetime of public appearances.

Many of the papers, including the Daily Mirror, Daily Mail and the Times, carried a picture of the day-old baby apparently waving to the throng of photographers and well-wishers on Tuesday.

“Baby’s first royal wave” said the Daily Mail’s “magical picture souvenir” edition, while the Daily Mirror ran a similar headline “Royal wave? I’ve cracked it mum.” A special wrap-around cover of the Times featured Catherine carrying her new son under the headline “His first royal wave”.


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Stay neutral, Perak sultan tells rulers

The Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah and his wife, Raja Puan Besar Perak Tuanku Zara Salim, at Sultan Azlan’s 85th birthday celebration at Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsa




They are to act as arbitrator in the event of any conflict

SULTAN of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah yesterday stressed the need for rulers to remain neutral and not favour any political group, especially during the upcoming general election,

The sultan, who is recuperating after undergoing medical treatment, said this in his speech which was delivered by the Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah at a luncheon in conjunction with Sultan Azlan's 85th birthday celebrations at Istana Iskandariah here.

Present was Raja Puan Besar Perak Tuanku Zara Salim.

Raja Nazrin said Sultan Azlan had pointed out that the rulers must exhibit their neutrality so that they could act as an arbitrator in the event of any conflict in the state.

The sultan, who has been following political developments in the run-up to the May 5 general election, reiterated that the royal household was apolitical.

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Two charged over assault on national boxer

Two men, including a VVIP, were charged in a Session's Court here Monday over the assault on 24-year-old national boxer Muhamad Farkhan Mohd Haron in May.

Tunku Nick Tazuddin Izwan Shah Tunku Qadir, 27, of Istana Bukit Kesenangan, Jalan Abdul Samad, and Alex Foo Hee Wee, 41, of Taman Seri Tebrau, were charged with committing the offence, along with four others still at large, at Jalan Moleh 3/2, Taman Molek between 4.30am and 7am on May 6.

Both men appeared in court and pleaded not guilty to the charge of causing hurt to the boxer using a blunt object.

PM conveys condolences to Saudi king over prince's death

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has conveyed his deepest condolences and sympathy to King Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on the demise of Crown Prince Nayef Abdul Aziz Al Saud.




Datuk Seri Najib Razak conveying his sympathy to Crown Prince Salman Abdul Aziz (left), who is also Saudi defence minister, in Jeddah, yesterday after paying his last respects to Prince Nayef Abdul Aziz Al Saud.Bernama pic

Despite rebuke, Nizar still wants audience with Johor Sultan

Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin has said he still wants to meet the Sultan of Johor to explain his May 28 tweets, a day after the state ruler had rebuked the PAS leader for criticising his decision to bid for a coveted car registration number.

Nizar, a vocal PAS leader, had earned the Johor palace’s wrath last month for tweeting remarks seen as critical of the monarch’s RM520,000 bid for the coveted WWW 1 car registration number.

Nizar had 'golden' number

Critic of sultan had obtained AGS 10 for free

OFFICIAL records show that the strongest critics of the sultan of Johor and health minister in the WWW vehicle registration issue, had themselves used their positions to obtain "golden" numbers for their cars.

Former Perak menteri besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, whose plate number AGS 10, once adorned his Toyota Camry, had used the number until the car was sold.

The Camry was procured by the office of the state secretary in January 2009 and was the same one that turned turtle in front of the Perak Umno building in January 2010. Nizar, who suffered minor injuries in the accident, extricated himself out of the vehicle and waved to the crowd.

Nizar later admitted hat he had exceeded the speed limit.

WWW 1 bid: Nizar being investigated under Sedition Act over remarks about Johor Sultan

: Former Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is being investigated under the Sedition Act for his alleged remarks over the Sultan of Johor's successful bid for the car registration number WWW 1.

It is learnt Johor police have formed a task force to investigate after five police reports were lodged in the state over the matter since Tuesday.


Former Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin

Tengku Fakhry, Malay Mail reach settlement over suit

File pix: Kelantan State, Prince Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra (centre) filed a RM 50 million defamation suit against the Malay Mail and 3 others at the Kuala Lumpur Hight Court, Jalan Duta.

The defamation suit by Kelantan prince Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra against The Malay Mail and two others over a report relating to the attempted murder of the Kelantan palace guard, two years ago, has been settled.

Tengku Muhammad Fakhry's lawyer A. S. Dhaliwal, told reporters that High Court Judge Datin Zabariah Mohd Yusof recorded a consent judgment in chambers after both parties had reached the settlement.

He however said the amount of settlement cannot be disclosed.

Yayasan Sultan Kelantan raises RM4.2m

Sultan Muhammad V arrives at the Yayasan Sultan Kelantan launch.

The recently established Yayasan Sultan Kelantan raised more than RM4 million (RM4,281,200) at its inaugural charity fundraising dinner held at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Saturday.

In his speech, Yayasan Sultan Kelantan Board of Trustees chairman Datuk Seri Haji Mohd Aiseri Alias said charitable acts are not meant to be from the government alone, rather, it should be a citizen’s responsibility, especially those who are wealthy.

“Poverty and strife are difficulties which we hear about every day and concerted efforts from all parties are needed to overcome them,” he said.

Marriage on the cards for Kelantan Sultan

Kelantan may be welcoming a Raja Perempuan after the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V, hinted that he may be getting married.

In a special new conference held on the launch of the Sultan of Kelantan Foundation here, he was asked whether a wedding was on the cards.

With a smile on his face, the Sultan replied: "InsyaAllah (God willing), I'm praying for it, and InsyaAllah, God will make it happen."

UK Britain Royal Family Wedding Photos.

Prince William and Kate Middleton married at Westminster Abbey yesterday in a sumptuous show of British pageantry that attracted a huge world audience and injected new life into the monarchy.

Before a flawless exchange of vows, a veiled Middleton wearing a laced dress with a long train, the first "commoner" to marry a prince in close proximity to the throne in more than 350 years, walked slowly through the 1,900-strong congregation.


As they met at the altar William, second in line to the throne, whispered to her, prompting a smile. The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams declared the couple married with the words: "I pronounce that they be man and wife together."

Tens of thousands of people thronging the streets outside cheered when they heard the words, and again as the newly-weds left the abbey in a 1902 open-topped state landau carriage bound for Buckingham Palace, the queen's London residence.

Huge cheering crowds strained to catch a glimpse of the beaming couple as well as the military bands in black bearskin hats and cavalrymen in shining breastplates who escorted them to the palace.

Royalities and Celebrities rub shoulder in the events.

Prince William and his best men his brother Prince Harry.

Prince William giving his vows.

Kate waving to the crowd the day before the ceremony.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip leaving Westminster Abbey after the wedding ceremony yesterday

Prince William makes Kate Middleton his princess by putting the wedding ring on his bride’s finger at Westminster Abbey, London, yesterday.

Malaysia Agong in Prince William and KAte Middleton Royal Family marriage.

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London.Royal watchers waving Union Flags as they walk along The Mall towards Buckingham Palace after the wedding yesterday.Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah attending the wedding yesterday.


To wild cheers and with their flags aloft, the crowds surging up The Mall finally saw the moment they had all been waiting for as Prince William kissed his bride Kate Middleton.

The net curtains of the Buckingham Palace balcony began twitching right at 1.23pm and then right on schedule, two minutes later, the world's most-watched newlyweds emerged, sparking huge cheers.

The rest of the royal family came out, although Queen Elizabeth II kept discreetly to one side -- this was her grandson's big day.

Royal wedding joy in KL, too

Malaysians and Britons toasted the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at the "Royal Wedding Celebration in Malaysia” hosted by The British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur on Friday.

Khusrin barred from attending meetings

The Selangor government will not allow state secretary Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi (pix) to attend the state executive and economic council meetings as ex-officio.


Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said he will not witness Mohd Khusrin taking the oath of secrecy, which is necessary for the state secretary to sit in at these meetings.

The state government will convene an emergency state assembly meeting to amend the state constitution to return the power to appoint the state secretary, state financial officer and state legal adviser to the sultan and MB, Abdul Khalid said at a press conference today.

He said the state government will investigate the provisions of the laws to carry out these amendments. The whole process will take two to three weeks.

On the tasks that Mohd Khusrin would be able to carry out, Abdul Khalid said he would handle issues related to the district offices and land matters.

Khalid acting unconstitutionally, says BN lawyer

Khalid is refusing to accept Khusrin’s requisite oath of secrecy.

Umno lawyer Datuk Hafarizam Harun today said Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim has exceeded his authority in barring the new state secretary from carrying out his job, in a move he said could disrupt the state’s civil service.

The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition’s legal advisor added that the MB was treading on dangerous ground by doing so and could be challenged in court.

“If it is true that the MB will stop the state secretary from being in the exco or legislative assembly sitting, my answer is that he has no power to do so because the power to sit [in on the meetings] is a constitutional power granted to the state secretary upon his appointment.

Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz is Kelantan crown prince

Tengku Muhammad Fa-iz Petra ibni Sultan Ismail Petra, the younger brother of the Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V, was appointed the Tengku Mahkota Kelantan and heir to the Kelantan throne with immediate effect.

State Secretary Datuk Mohd Aiseri Alias said the decision was made by the State Council of Succession which met Monday and chaired by its chairman, Tengku Abdul Halim Al-Haj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim.

The ceremony to present the letter of appointment as Tengku Mahkota Kelantan was held at Istana Negeri in Kubang Kerian at 2pm.

Mohd Aiseri told a press conference that the meeting of the Council of Succession was attended by 14 of its 15 members except Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah whose membership ceased automatically for being absent before without the permission of the council.

Sports betting: Rulers urged to intervene

PAS today urged the Council of Rulers to intervene against the federal government decision to issue a sports betting licence.

While handing a protest memorandum to the keeper of the rulers' seal Engku Ibrahim Engku Ngah (middle) at his office at the Istana Negara today, PAS vice president Mahfuz Omar said such a move would be detrimental for the youths.

"Football clubs and their players are idolised by youth so we are afraid that this will hurt the young," he said.

He also said that the government's argument that government regulated sports betting operations would curb illegal betting was unreasonable

Sultan Kelantan 2 sisters accuse Consort a Control Queen.

Two of the Kelantan Sultan's sisters came out today accusing the ruler's consort, Tengku Anis Tengku Abdul Hamid, of keeping the sultan under lock-and-key.

Recap : 'I am Kelantan Sultan's second wife'

THE KING AND I

One of the two women brought into the royal suite at the Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore is the second wife of the Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Ismail Petra, it has been revealed.

A source close to the Kelantan palace confirmed this morning that the Sultan's second wife and her personal assistant had visited the ailing ruler.

Characteristics and functions of Special Court

Palace of Justice , where the Special Court will resides

The habeas corpus proceedings at the Special Court today, brought by lawyers representing the Sultan of Kelantan, Tuanku Ismail Petra Sultan Yahya Petra is probably the first case in the world for a State Ruler to seek medical treatment of his choice.

The application to the Special Court was submitted last Friday after three attempts by the ailing Kelantan ruler to leave the State had been rejected last week, as the palace confrontation there worsened.

The Special Court, which was established to hear proceedings by or against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or any of the nine Malay Rulers in relation to personal matters.