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Constitution bars rulers from business ventures, PKR MP argues
A constitutional ban on the Yang di-Pertuan Agong from being involved in business also applies to sultans, argued a PKR lawmaker.
Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim said this is because the Federal Constitution also has a provision whereby federal laws override state laws that are in conflict with it.
Article 34(3) of the Federal Constitution states that...
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