It's Langkawi Permata Kedah now


ALOR STAR: The legendary island of Langkawi has been renamed 'Langkawi Permata Kedah' (Langkawi, the Jewel of Kedah) as of Wednesday.

Kedah ruler Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah had consented to the change of name at the investiture ceremony held in conjunction with his Golden Jubilee Celebration on Wednesday.

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