Outgoing Dewan Negara president: Reinstate full powers of Malay rulers

PETALING JAYA: Outgoing Dewan Negara president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran called upon the government to reinstate the full powers of Malay rulers that were reduced by a 1993 Constitutional amendment.

Vigneswaran said he believed the amendment contravened provisions in the Federal Constitution, as it was enforced without the consent of Malay rulers and remained a subject of debate today.