Sultan ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today said the name of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) will remain.

His Highness said neither the UPM board of trustees nor he as chancellor were consulted in advance regarding any proposed change to the university’s name.

“Therefore, I do not agree with the proposal,” he said at the second part of Session One of the 48th UPM Convocation Ceremony in Putrajaya today.

Sultan Sharafuddin in his speech stressed that the UPM name should be maintained...