Selangor Journal

Malay Language on All Official Selangor Signboards

SHAH ALAM – The state government has set all road signs in Selangor to use the Malay language, said Selangor Menteri Besar, Amirudin Shari.

He said in a statement on 4 July that the stand is in line with Article 152 of the Federal Constitution and the National Language Act 1963/1967 and is part of the decree of Duli Yang Maha Mulia (DYMM) the Sultan of Selangor.

“This issue (signage issue) received the attention of DYMM Tuanku who gave the advice that the state government is to uphold the Malay Language and set it to be used in the official Government signboard including Local Authorities,” he said.

“The government’s stand is in line with the commitment of Pakatan Harapan (PAKATAN) which is committed to defending several core constitutions such as the position of the Malay Rulers, the privilege of the Malays, Islam as the official religion of the Federation and Bahasa Melayu as the national language,” he said.

In November 2018, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah ordered that all signboards in Shah Alam with Chinese scripts be removed and replaced with a road sign in only one language, the Malay language.

The announcement was conveyed by his secretary, Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani, through a letter addressed to State Secretary Datuk Mohd Amin Ahmad Ahya and Shah Alam Mayor Datuk Ahmad Zaharin Mohd Saad.

The signboard issue was again focused on the installation of signboards in Mandarin in Tanjung Sepat, Kuala Langat.

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