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KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 – A full-blown constitutional crisis is on the verge of breaking out in Terengganu after Sultan Mizan ignored the wishes of 22 Umno assemblymen and moved to appoint Ahmad Said as the new mentri besar.

Under the state constitution, the choice of the mentri besar is up to the state assembly. If a majority supports a particular candidate, he must be appointed the chief executive of the state. Only if there is a split as in the case of Perlis, can the ruler appoint the MB.

The move to appoint Kijal assemblyman Ahmad Said instead of Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, who has the support of the assemblymen, comes as a surprise because in the past few days, news emanated from the palace that the impasse over Idris appointment as the mentri besar was over.

But the latest news is that Sultan MIzan is holding firm.

Anecdotal evidence shows that the sultan disapproves of Idris because he feels that Idris did not show enough respect to the royal household during his first term as MB.

The sultan’s move will pose another challenge to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a distraction he can hardly afford after being blamed for Barisan Nasional’s poor performance in Election 2008. If he submits to the will of the Terengganu ruler, it will be interpreted as a sign of weakness by his party.

On the other hand, the situation is complicated by the fact that the Sultan Mirzan is also the present King of Malaysia, so the PM has to be careful that his response does not alienate people or the institution.

Pressure is building on Abdullah to come out strong on this issue. Already, the 22 Umno assemblymen said that they will boycott the swearing-in ceremony if the palace goes ahead and appoints Ahmad Said. The state Umno leadership has also thrown its support behind Idris. It is possible that Ahmad may be sacked from the party if he goes ahead and accepts the appointment as the MB.

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written by nana tanjung, March 23, 2008 00:34:08

good, good, good. boycott,boycott, boycott.

when the state assembly convene, please table a motion of no confidence.

then ahmad said will have to dissolve the state assembly.

we have new state election, and pas/pkr takeover trengganu.

everybody happy tehreafter!!!

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written by malaysian2008, March 23, 2008 00:45:46

the < 2/3 govt is again using their secret weapon which nobody can touch & complain, i.e. ACA . read the following fom malaysian kini and i heard from "no. 3 station"

"Malam ini, selepas melaporkan perkembangan istana telah melantik Ahmad sebagai menteri besar, tiba-tiba sebuah stesen televisyen swasta melaporkan, seorang ahli politik Terengganu kini sedang disiasat Badan Pencegah Rasuah (BPR) berhubung beberapa projek di Kijal.

Siapakah ahli politik Terengganu yang tidak disebutkan namanya dalam laporan TV3 itu tetapi disiasat BPR kerana projek-projek di Kijal?"

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written by atsanee, March 23, 2008 00:48:40

nana tanjung,
I agree with you.Lets prepare for a state election.
But in the meantime,no one should be so biadab as to boycot the swearing in ceremony.
When the election is held, people will be given the choice to choose between supporting their beloved Sultan or AAB.
I would put my bet on DYMM Tuanku Sultan.
Ampun Tuanku.

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written by k loon, March 23, 2008 00:52:00

OMG now they want to frame(dig out) Ahmad Said so that he won't be a Menteri Besar?

I do agree with nana tanjung.

Next week headline.

the state assembly convene, and BN table a motion of no confidence.

then New MB (ahmad) said he have to dissolve the state assembly.

new state election date will confirm by EC.

Another Malaysian book of record: Shortest state assembly and MB in Malaysia

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written by atsanee, March 23, 2008 00:52:07

AAB wouldn't undertand.
Kat Kepala Batas mana ada Sultan.
Dalam Kabinet dia,orang biasa pun boleh digelar Tengku.

Jangan main main,kat Pantai Timur,Raja berdaulat dan bersanjung tinggi.

Jangan main main.

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written by chuckmoore, March 23, 2008 00:57:17

Very good.

I'm glad DYMM Sultan Mizan & DYMM YDPT Agung has taken this move, as well as the DYMM Raja of Perlis.

The Sultanate has struck back and given the BN a tight slap in the face -- GOOD!

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written by 4country, March 23, 2008 00:59:55

BIAPDAP!!!!!!!!!!!!
SUNGGUH BIADAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tidak tersangka UMNO bertindak liar kepada Sultan Terengganu!

Mulut berkata membela Nasib Melayu, tetapi tingkah-laku lagi liar kepada Sultan!


Anak Melayu semua berfikirlah baik-baik Siapa Itu UMNO? Anak Melayu sudahkah Semua dah terjaga dari tipu helah UMNO??????????

Kita Mesti bersatu menghancurkan BN demi mempertahankan Kedaulatan Tuanku!
Sudah Berapa kali UMNO dah bertindak samseng kepada Sultan dan Raja Kita?

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written by kevinD, March 23, 2008 00:59:56

This IBLIS guy needs to sacked. Well done your majesty.

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written by Toyolbuster, March 23, 2008 01:11:04

DAULAT TUANKU! DAULAT TUANKU! DAULAT TUANKU

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written by kent chong, March 23, 2008 01:11:07

Let Barisan Rakyat be Menteri Besar!

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written by pelukis, March 23, 2008 01:18:08

Dulu sibuk kata orang DAP derhaka pada Sultan Perak...sekarang apa sudah jadi? JILAT LUDAH SENDIRI...
Sekurang -kurang nya DAP tu bukan parti Melayu, mungkin mereka kurang faham......itu pun mereka dah minta maaf.

INI MELAYU UMNO, YANG KONON NYA PANTANG MENDERHAKA KEPADA SULTAN, TIBA2 23 EKOR MELAYU UMNO SECARA TERANG2AN MENDERHAKA KEPADA '2 RAJA' SERENTAK, DYMM TUNKU SULTAN TERENGGANU DAN DYMM SERI PADUKA BAGINDA YANG DI PERTUAN AGONG ...

Sama juga dalam kes demostrasi jalanan yang diharam kan...'konon nya bukan budaya Malaysia dan Umno'...tup tup.. tiba2 dah jadi budaya Umno pulak dalam sekelip mata saja. Tu la jangan sombong dan cakap besar mangkok hayun2 Melayu Umno...belum sempat mampus pun lagi, Tuhan dah tunjuk kan kepada 'kamu2 Melayu Umno" yang gila kan dunia sementera ini.

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written by Jafiz, March 23, 2008 01:18:10

This is good news. I'm proud to have you as my King your majesty...... DAULAT TUANKU

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written by Gargamel, March 23, 2008 01:18:56

Hurrah!!! Three cheers for King Mizan!!!

Just like in Perak, now they will have to apologise for being kurang ajar towards the Sultan. Sultan Mizan should just buang negeri the whole lot of them.

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written by Traveller2020, March 23, 2008 01:30:13

Now that is interesting...Idris Jusoh showing disrespect to the Sultan or where has the 5% Petronas oil royalty which the Terengganu government is entitled to gone?
Is it in Bank Negara ,somewhere off shore,Pulau Duyong etc...?
The shelves of the Menteri Besar offices of the previous administration of Penang,Kedah and Selangor were wiped clean.Any idea?

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written by Areka, March 23, 2008 01:33:36

Daulat Tuanku! Daulat Tuanku! Daulat Tuanku! We support Your Majesty! Ampun Tuanku, Your Majesty is not alone. You have the Rakyat's support.

If those 22 coconut head boycott the swearing in ceremony, the PDRM should not be bias and prosecute them for disrespect to DYMM Yang Di Pertuan Agung as this tantamounts to treason to our beloved King who is also the Sultan of Terengganu.

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written by mimag2005, March 23, 2008 01:50:27

.....TRULY A KING's MOVE.......CHECKMATE...!!!!


DAULAT TUANKU DAULAT TUANKU DAULAT TUANKU


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written by omarkhayyam, March 23, 2008 01:57:26

BN regime won most seats by a majority of less than 500 votes in trengganu ... so let this 22 donkeys boycott and we will see how trengganuans kick them out from the soil of trengganu for "biadap" against the Sultan and our Majesty The King.

ball is in your court Dollah ...... checkmate classical Malaysian style

cheers

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written by apasalahku, March 23, 2008 02:00:01

what a bunch of peasants..the sultan is a ceremonial position. i don't agree that he stepped out of line; although i quite enjoy the fireworks now

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written by Democrats, March 23, 2008 02:02:09

DAULAT TUANKU,

TUANKU might as well make Hadi Awang MB. On one hand, TUANKU have 1 MB nobody wants, and on the other, TUANKU have 1 22 subject that think they are ordained by UMNO. How can TUANKU have these people who do not even respect the RUKUNEGARA lead TUANKU's subjects? AMPUN TUANKU....

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written by Umar Rentaka, March 23, 2008 02:15:40

Daulat Tuanku,
please order a re-election in Terengganu. Rakyat want to kill these penderhaka, Tuanku.
Ampun Tuanku.

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written by cm2121, March 23, 2008 02:16:06

Dulu cakap LKS biadap... tapi dia sudah minta maaf.

SEKARANG, SIAPA YANG BIADAP?

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written by michael, March 23, 2008 02:45:57

All True Malaysian Stand.

Negaraku, tanah tumpahnya darahku,
Rakyat hidup, bersatu dan maju,
Rahmat bahagia, Tuhan kurniakan,
Raja kita, selamat bertakhta.
Rahmat bahagia, Tuhan kurniakan,
Raja kita, selamat bertakhta.

Daulat Tuanku, Daulat Tuanku, Daulat Tuanku!

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written by Msian 2, March 23, 2008 03:35:39

Daulat Tuanku,
The rakyat is with you. I am ready for action if it comes to that. Its time the royalty take charge of specific state matters. BN is robbing Trengganu of its blessings. Trengganu has benefitted little from its oil resources. Theres lots of poor malays in Trengganu who live day to day. It has no first class medical facilities like those in Penang or KL. Wheres all the money. I am now very proud of Sultan Mizan & Agung. Daulat Tuanku.

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written by lord, March 23, 2008 04:26:06

* KEPERCAYAAN KEPADA TUHAN
* KESETIAAN KEPADA RAJA DAN NEGARA
* KELUHURAN PERLEMBAGAAN
* KEDAULATAN UNDANG-UNDANG
* KESOPANAN DAN KESUSILAAN

Daulat Tuanku!

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written by Negarakuku, March 23, 2008 05:01:40

This time it´s not wearing SONGCOCK the problem...

Malaysia politic is better than Bollywood....hahahaha

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written by lonewolf, March 23, 2008 05:59:59

Daulat Tuanku !!!

The main stream media has blown out of propotion when LKS said that he will boycott the swearing in of Perak. Now will they blow it again on UMNO goons ? Wont be surprise if the main stream media play it down.They played it well when Shahidan Kassim was rude not attending the ceremony in Perlis hardly any coverage on that.

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written by Loh, March 23, 2008 06:56:18

The Palace cannot work with Idris, why cannot the PM select another person acceptable to the Palace?

Since PM AAB cannot offer an alternative, the Palace had no choice but to choose one that make communication between the government and the Palace possible. It is arrogant of the UMNO president to insist on Idris. It is the duty as enshrined in the constitution for the Sultan to appoint a MB. The sultan cannot be pressured to accept somebody whom he cannot work with.

The MB is just one of the elected ADUN. He is not the only person who can perform the job of the MB, in serving the people and the Palace, and he must have the confidence of the Palace. The Sultan is head of the State of Trengganu, in accordance to the state constitution. It is obvious that the Sultan has the right to reject any person who does not enjoy his trust to be his servant as MB.

PM AAB can either accept the person chosen by the Palace, or suggest another person acceptable to the Palace. It is bodoh sombong on the part of the PM to think that his signature is all that matter.

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written by temenggong, March 23, 2008 07:23:43

If there is a boycott, by noon today a Trengganu state crisis will be transferred into a national crisis as Sultan Mizan is also the Agong. Does Badawi and Umno know what they are doing? The estrangment between rulers and umno will be final.

The Agong will refuse to sign bills and eventually will have no choice but to impose a nationwide Emergency as relations with the govt and palace has broken down!

Umno has gone too far this time! We knew that!

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written by singam, March 23, 2008 07:39:40

As I mentioned in another post, the essence of Ketuanan Melayu lies in the Monarchy. UMNO has neither the credibility nor the calibre to represent Ketuanan Melayu. Idiots wielding the keris and threatening that blood will flow is not Ketuanan Melayu. Kedaulatan Tuanku is the symbol of Ketuanan Melayu.

Now that the shackles Mahathir had placed on the nation are broken, first the rakyat and then the Royals are asserting their authority. This is a new alliance of the people and their ruler. The politicians, who are merely given the mandate to run operations, had better watch out. Their hegemony is over. A new era has dawned.

Hidup Barisan Rakyat
Daulat Tuanku

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written by bexe, March 23, 2008 07:40:42

It's good to see that the people and the Rulers as well feel it necessary to challenge UMNO. If the GE was held fairly, the Opposition would have won and these protests would have been uncessary.

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written by apanama, March 23, 2008 08:16:46

anak cina terengganu menjunjung kasih.
titah tuanku sungguh adil dan bijak.
puas sudah rakyat tuanku menderita
di bawah pemerintahan BN yang rasuah tak habis habis.
kembalikanlah rakyat tuanku ke jalan yang alim, ikhlas dan lurus.

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written by batsman, March 23, 2008 08:33:03

The Sultan's choice must be respected. The rakyat voted for the state assemblymen not the mentri besar. If the mentri besar does not respect the Sultan, it means the rakyat does not respect the Sultan. The mentri besar must respect the Sultan. Otherwise the Sultan must be allowed to choose from any of the state assemblymen.
DAULAT TUANKU!

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written by Rozlan, March 23, 2008 08:41:29

DAULAT TUANKU..PATIK BERHARAP TUANKU TIDAK BERALAH DIDALAM ISU PERLANTIKAN INI WALAUPUN KRISI PERLEMBAGAAN AKAN BERLAKU..INI AKAN MENJADI SATU PENGAJARAN KEPADA SEMUA.JIKA KRISIS INI BERPANJANGAN HARAP DAPAT ADAKAN PILIHANRAYA SEMULA..DAULAT TUANKU...

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written by Gerald, March 23, 2008 09:59:42

The King must have ALL the evidence on why Idris Jusoh should not be the MB. Maybe all the oil royalties are being diverted to this Badawi & his gang. Daulat Tuanku, Malaysians will love and honour Tuanku.
By the way, where is Hishamuddin kris?...must be stuck between his legs by now..

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written by RickyW, March 23, 2008 11:39:26

Hahaha! Now is Terengganu UMNO's turn to be biadab towards the Sultan/Agon. This happened in Perak but LKS apologised few hours later. What about these group of UMNO Putras? Are they called "Penderhaka"?

I agree that the Sultan/Agong "Buang Negeri" all of them and call for a fresh reelection and this time I'm sure PAS will win (no cheating please).

I'm also surprised not much was said about this in the TV yesterday even though the whole matter happened yesterday.

Unlike in Perak, the TV immediately gave the news a big coverage where LKS was the main focus.

So now, Dato' Ahmad in Terengganu must listen to Sultan/Agong or UMNO? If he listens to UMNO, then he is biadab towards the Sultan/Agong.

If he listens to Sultan/Agong, then he will be punished by UMNO.

Maybe this is the way how Agong can cancel Pak Leh's appointment if he fails to handle the matter carefully...

I respect you, Tuanku...

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written by Commonsenses, March 23, 2008 13:38:57

If AAB do not handle this situation well, the problem will spread, to the federal level, then we will have anwar as PM soon. The situation will only be resolved when Idris is replaced by a third person.

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written by orangmsia, March 23, 2008 13:41:31

Oh my God! Badawi lebih biadap daripada Lim Kit Siang!! UMNO ini memang penuh dengan budaya samseng

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written by budakindia, March 23, 2008 14:56:56

we dare all the so-called elected representative of the state to boycott and resign! Let there be another election in Terengganu! If they wanted to boycott, better resign! Idris you can be the first one! Show what you are made of!

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written by Angela Ooi, March 23, 2008 17:26:13

And if there is a re election here, I want to help kick biadap UMNO out!

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