he MADANI government’s policy of making it compulsory for official letters involving the administration and its agencies to be written in Malay reflects its commitment to dignifying the national ...

Former prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has urged his successor, Anwar Ibrahim, to continue the push for Malay to be made Asean’s second language as Malaysia will be chairing the grouping next year.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will discuss with regional leaders to make Bahasa Melayu or Malay as the second language of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri ...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang (PN-Marang) lamented the underuse of the Malay language in Malaysia, particularly in official matters and major events, where its presence remains minimal.

An actress has reignited the debate over the relevance of the Malay language after she said she felt 'stupid' speaking the language as she picked up an award at the Malaysian International Film ...

The prime minister recently lamented about how Malaysians, even the GLCs, use English rather than Malay for everything, even housing development names. As I sit here in my house in Taman Sonnet ...

SINGAPORE: It is important to strengthen spoken language competencies among Singaporeans, said former Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Friday (Jul 21). Speaking at a Racial Harmony Day event ...