Anwar In No-Win Confrontation Over Pig Farming

Anwar In No-Win Confrontation Over Pig Farming

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, already heading a weakened coalition partly due to an opposition Perikatan Nasional coalition, particularly the Islamist party PAS, capitalizing on Malay-Muslim identity politics, is now faced with a head-on confrontation with one of the country’s most influential and powerful Sultans over pig farming.The 80-year-old Sultan of Selangor, Sharafuddin Idris Shah, decreed last month that no more pig farms shou…

Sultan stands by call for complete end to pig farming in Selangor

Selangor’s Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today expressed concern that pig farming in Selangor could pollute water catchment areas and rivers that supply clean water to about nine million residents in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Selangor’s Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah is standing by his call for a complete end to pig farming in the state. In a statement, the sultan’s private secretary, Munir Bani, said Sult…