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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim clarified that only the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Ibrahim, possesses the constitutional power to remove Tan Sri Azam Baki from his position on the National Financial Crime Centre advisory board.
Indonesia's Constitutional Court has ordered the government to stop financing President Prabowo Subianto's free nutritious meals initiative from the education budget, ruling it violates constitutional spending mandates on schooling.
Bangladesh will elect a new president during its third parliamentary session in September, following the resignation of incumbent Mohammed Shahabuddin Chuppu due to serious illness.
UMNO's Azalina Othman Said has strongly objected to Kedah Menteri Besar Sanusi Mohd Nor's recent comments about national belonging, warning that such rhetoric threatens Malaysia's constitutional pluralism.
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned Friday citing serious illness, stepping down nearly 30 months before his term expires in 2028. Parliament Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will assume interim duties pending a new presidential election within 90 days.
South Africa's Western Cape High Court has temporarily suspended impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, granting him an interim interdict while he pursues a legal challenge to an independent panel's findings regarding the Phala Phala case.
Japan's parliament enacted imperial succession reforms on Friday allowing male relatives to rejoin the imperial family and women to keep their status after marrying commoners, yet maintained the centuries-old prohibition against female emperors despite strong public backing for change.
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has agreed to countersign a constitutional amendment that will force his removal from office, ending a standoff with Prime Minister Péter Magyar's new government seeking sweeping political reforms.
Japan's parliament has approved a revised Imperial House Law allowing male adoptions from former branch families and permitting women to retain imperial status after marrying commoners, while preserving the male-line succession tradition.
Malaysia's Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin has reassured voters ahead of Johor's state election that constitutional protections ensure cooperative federal-state relations even when different political coalitions govern.
Vice President Sara Duterte's defence team contends her 2024 statements against President Marcos and allies do not constitute impeachable high crimes, arguing she was protecting her family amid alleged government surveillance and harassment.
UMNO information chief Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has firmly stated that election results cannot be instrumentalised to secure the release of individuals serving prison sentences, emphasising that pardon powers rest exclusively with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Japan's cabinet has approved legislation to revise the Imperial House Law, permitting adoption of male heirs from former branch families while maintaining the male-line succession system. The bill notably avoids addressing female succession despite 83% public support.
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Johor's Umno leader Onn Hafiz has pushed back against Puad Zarkashi's accusations, clarifying that royal consent represents a proper constitutional procedure rather than royal interference in governance.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the government have filed legal motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by opposition MPs contesting the Malaysia-US reciprocal trade agreement, while the MPs have simultaneously sought constitutional referral.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his government have moved to dismiss a legal challenge launched by five opposition MPs against the Malaysia–United States Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART).
Former DAP politician Tony Pua has raised concerns about legal boundaries in Malaysia, questioning whether the Sedition Act can be invoked against citizens who respond to royal family members making political statements.
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King Charles III holds a centuries-old prerogative to appoint Britain's next Prime Minister, a rare personal power guided by convention rather than law. The monarch must choose someone capable of commanding parliamentary confidence, typically the majority party leader.
Datuk Dr Marzuki Mohamad has rejected suggestions that Perikatan Nasional's failure to form the federal government after GE15 stemmed from personal rivalries, insisting instead that constitutional impediments were the decisive factor.
Indonesia's free nutritious meals programme, benefiting 61 million students and pregnant women, faces growing pressure to halt or review implementation following human rights violations findings, food poisoning incidents, and seven constitutional court petitions challenging its Rp 335 trillion budget allocation.
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The Federal Government has increased Sabah's interim Special Grant from RM600 million to RM1.5 billion, demonstrating commitment to implementing the state's constitutional rights under the Malaysia Agreement 1963.