National security, judicial appointments discussed at rulers' conference
PETALING JAYA : Issues concerning national security, judicial appointments, and the ban on vaping were among the key topics discussed at the 269th Conference of Rulers meeting held at Istana Negara today.
Keeper of the Rulers' Seal Syed Danial Syed Ahmad said the meeting was presided over by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
'Today, the conference received the latest briefings on national security from Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail, and on national defence from armed forces chief Nizam Jaffar,' Bernama reported him as saying.
Syed Danial said the meeting deliberated on judicial appointments to the Federal Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court, as well as the appointments of the chief judge of Sabah and Sarawak, the Court of Appeal president, and the chief justice.
'The conference took note of the proposal to impose a complete ban on the sale and use of vape or electronic cigarettes in the country.
'Also tabled at the meeting were legal opinions from the 126th and 127th meetings of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs' muzakarah committee, along with resolutions from the 2025 special meeting of the committee,' he said.
Syed Danial said the conference was briefed on the need for registration of marriages involving refugees and asylum seekers in Malaysia, as well as a Cabinet paper regarding a centralised policy on the management of seized and forfeited assets.
Present at the meeting were Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Shah, Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah and Yang diPertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.
Also in attendance were Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan Tengku Muhammad Fakhry Petra, Tunku Temenggong Johor Tunku Idris Iskandar Sultan Ibrahim and Tengku Arif Bendahara Pahang Tengku Muhammad Iskandar Ri'ayatuddin Shah.
Governors Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar of Sarawak, Ali Rustam (Melaka), Musa Aman (Sabah) and Ramli Ngah Talib (Penang) also attended the meeting.
Also present were chief ministers and menteris besar, including a representative of the Sarawak premier.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim attended the pre-council meeting held yesterday, also at Istana Negara.
The last Conference of Rulers meeting was on Feb 5, presided over by the Sultan of Kedah.
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