Rais Yatim: Upholding Malay language will give sense of identity to future generations

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BANGI, May 20 — The efforts of the government under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to elevate the Malay language as the official language at home and abroad is the...

BANGI, May 20 — The efforts of the government under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob to elevate the Malay language as the official language at home and abroad is the right move which gives a sense of national identity as well as serves as a call to action for the coming generations, said Dewan Negara president, Tan Sri Rais Yatim.

He said that if the language was not prioritised as enshrined in Article 152 of the Federal Constitution through the National Language Act then the people would lose out as “losing a language is to lose a culture and losing a culture is to lose a country”. “We should no longer be apologetic in upholding the Malay language as a national language. We must carry on and create terms in the National language again. “There used to be a lot in engineering, medicine, and technical but now the books are gathering dust... we will empower Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka again, revive the teaching of the language with all purity such as ‘

 

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Then leaders must create a malay identity for the world to be proud of.

Malaysian do not love their identity n that's why they love to go shopping in London n have home over there

How’s USA

Patutnya cerita ni tak siar dlm news English

Bodoh macam hang la. PhD konon

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