THE political and legal dramas surrounding the appointment of the Chief Ministers of Perlis, Terengganu, Perak, Kedah and Selangor have stoked the embers of controversy about the role and function of Malay Rulers.
Are the Sultans ceremonial heads always bound by advice or are they absolutist rulers with wide discretion to interfere in politics and administration?
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