KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Malay, which once served as the primary language for trade and administration across the archipelago, has the potential to be recognised as ASEAN’s second language, ...

he phrase ‘bahasa jiwa bangsa’ (‘language is the soul of a nation’) is often quoted, but how well do Malaysians truly understand both the literal and deeper meaning behind this proverb? Generally ...

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yakoob's proposal to use Malay as the second language after English in ASEAN received a lukewarm response from Indonesia for a few reasons, including the ...

Geographically, Malaysia is situated within the vast stretch of the Malay Archipelago, the lingua franca of which is mainly the Malay language and its other acceptable variants. Every nation, for that ...

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 ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly 67 years have passed since Malaysia attained independence but the inability to master Bahasa Melayu remains a significant obstacle in the endeavour to strengthen the national ...

PETALING JAYA: The International Symposium on Bahasa Melayu is the best platform to identify whatever obstacles in dignifying the Malay language thus making it one of the official languages of Asean, ...

The Malay language has to regain the trust of the people as a language of knowledge in order to remain relevant, in line with the constant introduction of new words in various fields including ...

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 ...

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