Sultan: No titles for politicians this year

by Lazylizards | December 2, 2008 at 05:30 am

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In Malaysia, honorific titles are sought after. They come with prestige and, for many politicians and business people, they could be essential to make it big in life.

But this year, nearly a year after Selangor had a change in government, the ruler of Malaysia's most advanced state seem to have broken tradition.

This is because Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah has put a freeze on awarding such titles to politicians this year.

“There will be no politicians – either from the past or present state government.

“The present state government is barely eight months old. Even a pregnancy is nine months,” the Sultan said in an interview at Istana Mestika here.

“I am sure there are deserving cases in the present state government but let us wait first. Let them focus on their work, not awards or rewards. Titles need not come with positions,” he said.