A committee within the Dewan Rakyat (lower house) of parliament approved the Police (Amendment) Act 2024 for a full vote of the house on March 27. Within the bill is the appointment of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA), or king as the Honorary Commissioner-in-Chief of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM).

This is a new position within the police force, which expands the powers of the YDPA. This move is just one more sign of the growing power of the monarchy. Two years ago, the massive Islamic Development Department (JAKIM) was made responsible to the Rulers, rather than the minister for religious affairs within the Prime Minister’s Department........

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