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Crown prince can be changed, says Mahathir amid tensions with Johor royalty
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/only-malaysians-can-change-the-pm-says-mahathir
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's rocky relationship with Johor's royal family was once again laid bare on Sunday (April 28) when he reminded the southern state's Crown Prince that the latter's post was "not permanent".
The relationship between Dr Mahathir and the Johor royal family became testy after Kuala Lumpur's retracted its decision to accede to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and on appointments to the state government.
The clash of these two giants following Malaysia's historic first-ever change of government a year ago was inevitable, given the Premier's low tolerance for royal interference, and the insistence by Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar and Tunku Ismail that their family remain sovereign over Johor.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/only-malaysians-can-change-the-pm-says-mahathir
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's rocky relationship with Johor's royal family was once again laid bare on Sunday (April 28) when he reminded the southern state's Crown Prince that the latter's post was "not permanent".
The relationship between Dr Mahathir and the Johor royal family became testy after Kuala Lumpur's retracted its decision to accede to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and on appointments to the state government.
The clash of these two giants following Malaysia's historic first-ever change of government a year ago was inevitable, given the Premier's low tolerance for royal interference, and the insistence by Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar and Tunku Ismail that their family remain sovereign over Johor.