Sultan, PM visit king in S'pore<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE: A sultan, a prime minister and a stream of other high-
\nlevel visitors have visited the King of Malaysia in a Singapore
\nhospital this week ahead of his heart surgery, an official said
\non Friday.<\/p>\n
King Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, 75, is scheduled to undergo
\nheart surgery at Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital on
\nSaturday, his private secretary Raja Hydar Raja Iskandar said.<\/p>\n
Both Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and the Sultan of Brunei
\nvisited the king earlier this week, Raja Hydar said, adding that
\nmany other government officials had come to pay their respects.<\/p>\n
King Salahuddin, who is the sultan of Selangor state, assumed
\nthe throne in 1999 under Malaysia's unique royal rotation system.
\nEach of the nine state sultans take a turn as the monarch of this
\nSoutheast Asian country for a five-year term.<\/p>\n
Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy. The king's role is
\nmainly ceremonial, while the power to govern resides with federal
\nparliament and the prime minister. --AP<\/p>",
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