Malaysia celebrates Sultan Ibrahim’s coronation as 17th king
20 Jul
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Malaysia celebrates Sultan Ibrahim’s coronation as 17th king

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Politics tamfitronics Malaysia on Saturday installed a motorcycle-riding billionaire sultan as its new king in lavish ceremonies for a post seen as a ballast in times of political crises.The coronation ceremony for King Sultan Ibrahim, 65, at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur followed his oathtaking in January as the country’s 17th monarch.Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy, with a unique arrangement that sees the throne change hands every five years between the rulers of nine Malaysian states headed by centuries-old Islamic royalty.While chiefly ceremonial, the position of king has in recent years played an increasingly important role.Royal intervention was needed to name prime ministers three times following the collapse of governments and a hung parliament that followed the 2018 electoral defeat of scandal-tainted premier Najib Razak.The 17th King of Malaysia, Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar...
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Politics latest: COBRA meetings held over widespread IT outages; Zelenskyy makes historic visit to No 10
20 Jul
Politics

Politics latest: COBRA meetings held over widespread IT outages; Zelenskyy makes historic visit to No 10

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‘Department of Infrastructure’ proposed by Taoiseach
20 Jul
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‘Department of Infrastructure’ proposed by Taoiseach

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Politics tamfitronics Taoiseach Simon Harris has proposed the creation of a Department of Infrastructure to take the lead on delivering billions worth of major capital projects, including water, energy and housing, in the years ahead.Saying a new department could, if created, “break down silos” within public administration to deliver projects on time and budget, Mr Harris denied that his idea is a negative verdict on the Government’s performance to date.“There is a need to develop a more co-ordinated approach to the delivery of some major infrastructural projects,” he said, speaking on the margins of the Patrick MacGill Summer School in Glenties.Capital spending has been “ramped up” significantly to deal with the State’s growing population and the constraints affecting competitiveness, which are increasingly raised by stakeholders.Pragmatic and decisive leadership must be offered if “we’re going to...
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Leo Igwe: Politics and (Dis)Honesty About Religious Belief and Non-Belief [MUST READ]
20 Jul
Politics

Leo Igwe: Politics and (Dis)Honesty About Religious Belief and Non-Belief [MUST READ]

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Politics tamfitronics Some days ago, Andrew Copson, the chief executive of Humanists UK and president of Humanists International, posted on his LinkedIn page, “We’re so lucky to live in a country where at least most people are confident to be honest about their beliefs.” He was commenting on the nonreligious nature of the current British parliament.The post made me think about the relationship between faith and politics in Nigeria. He noted that while the US had only two nonreligious members of the congress, the UK had just elected its seventh nonreligious prime minister, and the most openly nonreligious House of Common, as its lower house of parliament is called, in history. Well, compared to Nigeria, Americans are lucky.The US has two nonreligious congress members. In Nigeria there is none. We have no openly nonreligious members...
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