BOOK ON MONARCHY TO BE DISTRIBUTED NEXT WEEK

KUCHING (Malaysia), Feb 18 (Bernama) -- A book that will analyse issues concerning the constitutional monarchy system in the country will be published and distributed next week.

Information Department Director-General Abdullah Morad said the book
would try to address clearly the confusion and unfounded allegations on the
constittional monarchy system by certain quarters following the political
developments in northern Perak-state in Peninsular Malaysia.

"The book is in the form of questions and answers," he told reporters after
closing a three-day Information Department Activity Reporting System Course,
here Wednesday.

Abdullah said distribution of the books would begin next with the State
Information Department being among the first recipients.

"The contents of the book include an explanation on the validity of the
government formed in the context of the constitutional monarchy and based on the
state constitution," he said.

He hoped that the community would be able to have a better understanding of
issues pertaining to the monarchy system with the distribution of the books.

Abdullah said the Information Department was now in the process of making
preparations to face the Sarawak state election which must be held by 2011 at
the latest.

-- BERNAMA