KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor will not make Friday and Saturday its rest days, said Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. The Sultan said that Selangor had been a centre of nationwide and international commerce even before Independence and switching to a Friday-Saturday weekend might discourage investments and affect business dealings in the state. “There are many international businesses in Selangor and I do not think that the banking community would like it (a change). “If Friday is a public holiday, it will be hard to coordinate with other countries, including Singapore. “It will be hard for the business community to carry out their transactions and it could affect the stock markets,” he said in an interview with The Star. Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar anno-unced the change to Friday and Satur-day as rest days from the present Saturday and Sunday effective Jan 1.
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