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Sultan calls for local government to be more proactive


Knowledge for all: Sultan Sharafuddin looking on as Crown Prince of Selangor Tengku Amir Shah (right) listens as a visually impaired student reads a braille book at the launch of the Raja Tun Uda Library Foundation at Raja Tun Uda Library, Shah Alam, last month. — AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Concerts like the recent one by British rock band Coldplay, which saw some protests from PAS as well as other groups, can bring in a lot of revenue, says Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

The Selangor Ruler said it was up to politicians to explain to the people how rejecting these events resulted in a loss of revenue.

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