Or at least for the current wearer of the king's hat, who gets to stay there for five years Well-placed sources in Kuala Lumpur told Asia Sentinel that the RM811 million figure is only preliminary. The total cost is actually nearing RM1.2 billion and is expected to go higher, the sources said, with both the Sultan of Perlis, who retired as Agong in 2006, and the Sultan of Terengganu, who took his place, becoming hidden partners with Malaysia's seventh richest individual, Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhairy. THE CORRIDORS OF POWERAsia Sentinel