ALOR STAR: Alor Star was officially proclaimed the country’s eighth city by Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah in a glorious ceremony witnessed by more than 30,000 people at Dataran Tunku here, last night.
Its elevation from a municipality puts it in the same status as Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Kuching, Johor Baru, Kota Kinabalu, Shah Alam and Malacca.
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