WWW 1 to the Sultan of Johor

His Royal Highness the Sultan of Johor, Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar gets the new plate number registration of WWW 1 after won his bidding at RM520,000. The Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ), Road Transport Department yesterday released the list of the winning bids and bidders of the WWW series auction held between April 30 and May 14, 2012. Another royal who also in the list is His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (the Supreme Ruler) of Malaysia, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah who won the number WWW 5. The fame of the prefix stems from the world of technology, as WWW stands for World Wide Web. It is to date the most expensive number which breaks the previous record of MCA 1 in 2010 worth of RM300,100.


Its caused a mild uproar in the world of social websites, namely the facebook as the public who were in favour and against with the Sultan actions of bidding the number clashed with one another. Including who commenting not in a favour with the recent development is the former Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Perak who in his twitter commenting that the RM500,000 can be used for better purposes for the rakyat, like building 20 houses for the poor.


Meanwhile, the Tunku Mahkota (Crown Prince) of Johor also commenting about it, stating that the Johor Royal Family even though received the allowances from the State Government, all the money were transferred to the Foundation of Sultan Iskandar and Foundation of Sultan Ibrahim. The Crown Prince also comment that, he personally since the time he was the Raja Muda of Johor, never took a single cents from the Government until this very day.

Federal Contribution and Zakat Payment

His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (the Supreme Ruler) of Malaysia, Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah received the Federal Contribution for the State of Kedah Jabatan Hal Ehwal Agama Islam, State of Kedah Islamic Religious Affairs Department worth of RM49,93,868.00. The Federal Government were represented by the Minister at the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom handed down the replica check to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in a ceremony held at Istana Anak Bukit, Kedah. It was witnessed by the Councillor-General of Regency, His Royal Highness the Tunku Bendahara of Kedah, Tunku Annuar ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah.


In the same ceremony, His Majesty also delivered the zakat payment from Tabung Haji worth of RM3,279,105.03 to the Secretary of State, Datuk Wira Rasli Basir.

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Malacca's Head of State and wife attend wedding

His Excellency the Yang Dipertua Negeri (Head of State) of Melaka, Tun Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob attended the wedding of Nur Najlaa binti Abdul Aziz and Syrunnaja Adnan at the Sime Darby Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur last night. His Excellency were accompanied by his wife, Toh Puan Zurina Kassim. Nur Najlaa binti Abdul Aziz is a daughter to Datuk Seri Abdul Aziz bin Kasim who is the Principal Private Secretary of the Prime Minister.

Also present at the wedding were Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abd Razak; the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Perak, Datuk Seri Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir; the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Pahang, Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob and some cabinet ministers.

Negeri Sembilan's 55th Tilawah Al-Quran Competition

His Royal Highness the Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir attended the 55th Tilawah Al-Quran Negeri Sembilan State Level Competition yesterday. His Royal Highness also presented the present to the winner of the Tilawah Al-Quran. For Qari category, the winner is Abdul Hanis Mohd Daud, 25 while the winner for Qariah category is Noorliza Tajudin, 48. Both of them received a cup and RM5,000 cash.

Also attended the ceremony were the Menteri Besar (Chief Minister) of Negeri Sembilan, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hassan and Secretary of State, Datuk Mat Ali Hassan.

Sultan Ahmad Shah received FIFA's Order of Merit

His Royal Highness the Sultan of Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah received the FIFA's prestigious award, the Order of Merit in the FIFA's 62nd Congress opening at Budapest, Hungary last Thursday. The Sultan Ahmad Shah who is also the President of Asean Football Federation (AFF) been conferred by the President of FIFA, Sepp Blatter. Last year, His Royal Highness received the Diamond Award from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for his contribution in football's development in Asia.

Sultan Ahmad Shah was the leader of AFC from 1994 to 2002, and the sport has reached a new level and has moved into the right direction in Asia under his 8 years of leadership.

Raja Mohamad Syazni is not a Selangor Royalty

A member of Selangor Royal Family, Tengku Datuk Setia Ramli Alhaj bin Tengku Shahruddin Shah Alhaj, the Tengku Seri Wangsa Diraja of Selangor validate that Raja Mohammad Syazni Raja Mohammad Rashid who is the lover of Indonesian artist, Syahrini is not a grandson of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. He said that, the claimed is untrue as His Royal Highness the Sultan Sharafuddin of Selangor have two princesses, Tengku Zerafina and Tengku Zatashah and also a prince, Tengku Amir Shah who is almost the same age as Raja Mohammad Syazni.

Tengku Datuk Setia Ramli Al-Haj stated in his SMS to Sinar Harian,

“Saya mengesahkan bahawa Raja Mohammad Syazni Raja Mohammad Rashid bukan cucu Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj,”

I validate that Raja Mohammad Syazni Raja Mohammad Rashid is not a grandson of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Earlier, Raja Mohammad Syazni who fondly known as Bubu claimed that he is the Sultan of Selangor grandson. His relationship with Syahrini started in 2010 after their meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

Three received Vice-Chancellor's Special Award of UPM

His Royal Highness the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah attended the Gemilang Akademi Putra function at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) yesterday. At the function, His Royal Highness who is also the Chancellor of UPM presented the Vice-Chancellor's fellowship award to 15 academic staff who excelled in their service. Out of the 15 recipients, three were chosen to receive the highest award namely the Vice-Chancellor's Special Awards. The three were, from left in the picture above, Professor Madya Dr. Zeenathul Nazariah Allaudin from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicines for the teaching, pure science cluster and health cateory. Also receiving the award were Professor Dr. Fatimah Mohamed Arshad from the Agriculture and Food Policies Study Institute. And the third were Professor Datuk Dr. Yaakob Che Man from the Faculty of Food Science and Technology for the science cluster and food technology research category.

Also present in the ceremony were the Vice-Chancellor of UPM, Datuk Ir Dr Radin Umar bin Radin Sohadi. In the function, the Sultan also advised the university students, particularly those from UPM against participating in street demonstrations. The Sultan also said that, the street demonstrations were very much against the country's culture as they caused various problems to the community.

Agrotechnology Farm Day 2012

His Royal Highness the Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail officiated the launching ceremony of Agrotechnology Farm Day 2012 at Sungai Chuchuh Unimap Agrotechnology Research Center, Padang Besar yesterday. His Royal Highness who is also the Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Unimap) were accompanied by his consort, Her Royal Highness the Raja Puan Muda (Crown Princess) of Perlis, Tuanku Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil.


As the symbolic of the launching ceremony, the Crown Prince consented to pluck the mango from 'Harum Manis' breed, which is among the product of Unimap's research. Also present in the ceremony were the Vice-Chancellor of Unimap, Prof Datuk Dr Kamarudin Hussin.

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Azrinaz Mazhar on Astro Ria

The former wife of the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Azrinaz Mazhar binti Hakim Mazhar made her first public appearance on media yesterday for the first time after she's been divorced by the Sultan of Brunei. The exclusive appearance in Astro reality show, "On-Air" seen Azrinaz acted as Co-Anchor in episode two, four (diary) and five(valuation).


According to the producer, Muhammad Azlan Zanudin, he feel honoured that Azrinaz agreed to accept the offer to lead 20 apprentices in the program and sharing her experienced as a broadcast journalist. Also in the program were Aznil Hj Nawawi and Datin Seri Normala Samsudin

She's not making any appearances publicly for about two years since her divorced.

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The Crown Prince's of Perak Family

In conjunction with the Perak State Investiture Ceremony, for the first time ever His Royal Highness the Raja Muda (Crown Prince) of Perak, Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah and his consort, Her Royal Highness the Raja Puan Besar (Crown Princess) of Perak, Tuanku Zara Salim Davidson made a public appearance alongside their two children.


The couple first child is a prince, the shy Raja Azlan Muzaffar Shah (4-year old), and the second is a princess, the sweet Raja Nazira Safya (10-month old). Raja Nazira Safya made her first ever public appearance since her birth last year.

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