The instruction was relayed by Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah’s private secretary Mohamad Munir Bani in a letter dated Nov 19, to the Selangor government.

“The sultan has decreed that all road signs which are written in the Chinese language must be removed and replaced with signs in a single language, which is the Malay language.

“The change must be done immediately and should be completed before the Selangor Sultan’s 73rd birthday on Dec 1,” the letter stated.

The letter was issued after pictures showing the dual language road signs were shared on Twitter.

On Nov 15, a Twitter account user, Don Juan deRyezal (@khairulryezal) questioned why the road signs used the Chinese language.

“Shah Alam is a place where I stay and it is a ‘unique’ city. Majority of its residents are Malays unlike Kepong, Bukit Bintang and Seputeh in Kuala Lumpur,” he said.