We love the Johor Sultan!

Reading this report in The Sunday Star, >>Johor Ruler: Mersing Laguna developer failed to fulfil condition I was impressed by the diligence of HRH the Sultan of Johor, who has taken a personal interest in the affairs of his beloved State and I was further struck by what he said, as quoted in The Star, " Nobody should take advantage of the situation for personal gains when acquiring equipment for the Special Forces,” he said, adding that recently four Rapid Intervention Vehicles (RIV) were purchased for RM2.76mil or RM690,000 each. During the event, Sultan Ibrahim displayed one of the RIV vehicles and another personal vehicle that he purchased for RM150,000. “Which of these will be your choice? I do not understand why government purchases involve exorbitant charges that do not make sense,” Sultan Ibrahim, who is also a Colonel in the Special Forces, said. "

Based on the statement, should the Auditor General and the Anti Corruption Agency initiate investigations as to the reasons why the Defense Ministry has paid such exorbitant charges for apparently the same type of equipment, and, if true, any other "exorbitant" charges have been made regarding the Government's purchases.

We are indeed grateful to his HRH the Sultan of Johor for showing an exemplary interest in the affairs of the State, and in this instance, I think the public fully deserves an explanation from the authorities