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Selangor

(səˈlæŋə)
n
(Placename) a state of Peninsular Malaysia, on the Strait of Malacca: established as a British protectorate in 1874, became a Federated Malay State in 1896 and part of Malaysia in 1946; tin producer. Capital: Shah Alam. Pop: 4 188 876 (2000). Area: 7955 sq km (3071 sq miles)
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Se•lan•gor

(səˈlæŋ ər, -ɔr, -ˈlɑŋ-)

n.
a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 2,289,236; 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km).
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Selangor PH Leadership Council chairman, Amirudin Shari said PH should instead work hard in meeting the needs of the people so that the mandate given to the coalition in the 14th General Election could be maintained in the next general election.
3 (BNA): The Sultan of Selangor Sharafuddin Idris Shah has consented to recommendations made by the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) and the Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) to streamline the minimum age requirement for marriage for both female and male Muslims in the state to 18 years.
The Selangor government has allocated RM1.6 million to help residents of Sabak Bernam and Kuala Selangor fix their houses damaged by a storm last Saturday.
Selangor Mentri Besar Amirudin Shari said the district had identified 508 houses in the area that had been damaged by the storm.
Selangor Mentri Besar Amirudin Shari has denied a news portal's report yesterday that the state administration is in turmoil and his leadership is under threat.
High-impact industries, transport network and communications are among the sectors that the Selangor administration will focus on in the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP), said Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.
Selangor Mentri Besar Amirudin Shari said the Bill allowing for unilateral religious conversion of minors could still be tabled at the next state legislative assembly sitting, despite conflicting views on the issue.
Conspirators who want to see the Selangor Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration destabilised were behind the rumour about division within the ruling coalition, state executive councillor and PKR information chief Elizabeth Wong alleged today.
Selangor Pakatan Harapan (PH) has thrown its full support behind Mentri Besar Amirudin Shari following talk of cracks within the state ruling coalition and rumours of a move to oust him.
Selangor's non-Muslim executive councillors secured an audience with Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today, Bernama reported.
Amid a brewing controversy over the issue in Selangor, Lim also vowed to defend state Speaker Ng Suee Lim who was criticised for blocking a state Bill that allegedly sought to amend an enactment and allow unilateral conversions.
Tensions are rife in Selangor as Mentri Besar Amirudin Shari is set to meet state Pakatan Harapan leaders tomorrow amid a split among the ruling coalition's state lawmakers over a proposed amendment which would allow the unilateral conversion of minors to Islam.