COMMENT | Five years ago I spoke about the importance for all of us to accept each other as fellow citizens of the country we love, regardless of our race or religion.

I feel the same now - we are all Malaysians and each one of us has the right to call Malaysia home.

Much has been written about our new Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar. Much less has been written or is known about his consort and our new queen, Raja Permaisuri Agong Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah.

With the dawning of the Chinese New Year, which predicts a...