Uphold our charter, says king: RESPECT LAWS: Ruler urges Malaysians not to undermine peace, harmony

• Main Author: Tiong, John
• Format: Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: New Sunday Times 2013
• Subjects: K Law (General)
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/9675/1/Uphold_our_charter%2C_says_king.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/9675/; http://www.nst.com.my

YANG diPertuan Agong Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah yesterday said he is concerned with the attitude of some quarters in challenging the laws in the country,including the Federal Constitution. He said their actions could undermine the peace and harmony enjoyed by people in the country. Although Islam is the official religion of the federation, he said the Constitution also provides freedom for non-Muslims to practise their religious faiths."As head of the country, I wish to bring to attention the roles, responsibilities and obligations of all quarters to safeguard the country's peace and harmony."The people should always respect and uphold the law," he said when opening Universiti Utara Malaysia's (UUM) 26th convocation here yesterday.