PETALING JAYA: Lawmakers should consider legislation to automatically strip a person of his state or federal titles and awards when convicted of a crime, says the Council of Federal Datuks Malaysia.
Its president Tan Sri Danny Ooi said that at present, a Datukship or other titles could only be withdrawn by the Ruler who conferred it.
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