ALOR SETAR, Jan 14 (Bernama) -- Kedah has reverted the spelling if its capital to "Alor Setar" effective today.Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak said the change was made following the local authority's request.
"The State Executive Council meeting at Wisma Darul Aman here today approved the spelling change," he told reporters after chairing the meeting.
Alor Setar was changed to "Alor Star" when Datuk Seri Syed Razak Syed Zain was the Kedah menteri besar in the late 1990s.
Azizan said the State Executive Council agreed to return to the original spelling after the "Setar" tree and the change would not involve a big cost.
He said State Secretary Datuk Wira Syed Unan Mashri Syed Abdullah would soon issue a directive to all local authorities and government departments to use the original spelling of the capital in all official business.
The Public Works Department would also be instructed to change the signboards, he said.
tunku : a good way to let someone make money for the new signboards.
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perhaps one should find out the original cost of going from Setar to Star to serve as a benchmark for going from Star to Setar
same for logo change for all banks..Maybank, CIMB .... It is the cultures that people make easy money for simple Power of decision.
But chinese keep their 'Chow Pai' for Ten of years, and business never fail or drop.
aku sebagai anak jati kedah menyokong penggunaan nama lama iaitu Alor Setar. Itu nama yg sebenar..Setar dari vocab bahasa melayu lagi..
Korang ni benda kecik mcm ni pun nak komen @ pertikai sapa dapat duit buat sign board...bagi lah chance rakyat marhain nak bisness skit...apa korang ingat tokey business signboard tu semua orang PAS?
Yang Pak Lah Ketua Kerajaan BN bayaq ex-gratia berjuta ringgit kpd hanya beberapa org hakim tu macam mana pulak? satu kemestian yang tak boleh elak?
nama asal alor setar/star yang pada asalnya ialah star bukan setar. kerana itu syed razak tukaq balik.
lani mai azizan konon nak asai, itu bukan asai , itu bagi kroni projek tukaq signboard
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