Bring back the honour to ‘Datukships’


Titles have been part of our history since the Malacca Sultanate, but it’s time to have a more stringent vetting system.

WONG Chun Wai’s article last week, “The Trouble With Titles”, was an eye-opener. He was right about the danger of Malaysia becoming a nation with the most number of titles. A valet at a hotel told me he called everyone of certain age and driving a certain car Datuk. The person will not be offended if he is not, but there some who are offended if they are not addressed as such.

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Opinion , Tan Sri Johan Jaaffar , columnist

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