Kuala Lampur, April 26 -- Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he informed Johor's Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar that the federal government was willing to resolve its differences with his royal house if the latter was receptive.

The home minister and former Johor mentri besar expressed misgivings about the continued friction between Putrajaya and the Johor palace, according to The Star.

"I have said to His Majesty that I want to see the relationship between the federal government and the state of Johor improve further. That means there must be an effort by all parties.

"It is not good to see what is happening today. As a Johorean and a minister in the Cabinet, this doesn't put me at ease at all," he was quoted as saying yesterday.

He also suggest...