Kelantan ruler Sultan Muhammad V's resignation as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong paves the way for the selection of a new ruler for the Malaysian federation.

Sources told Malaysiakini that the Conference of Rulers will convene a meeting tomorrow to discuss the matter, but it is unclear if a decision would be made immediately.

In the interim, Perak ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah, who is the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong, will be the acting king...