Malaysian Monarchy and the Bonding of the Nation

Malaysian Monarchy and the Bonding of the Nation is the 8th Pok Rafeah Chair Public Lecture delivered by Anthony Milner on 14 July 2011 at the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. A recent, major study on the ‘development of Malay Kingship’ speaks of the ‘socio-political revival’ of Malay monarchy that is currently taking place in this country. There is talk, says the book, of a rejection of the ‘Westminster-style constitutional monarch’ and the advancing of another type of ‘Southeast Asian monarchy perfected by the Ruler of Thailand.’