Official letters to govt depts must be in Malay, says Anwar

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Official letters sent to government departments must be in Malay, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.  Speaking at the launch of the Karnival Dekad Bahasa Kebangsaan and Dekad Membaca Kebangsaan at the Multimedia University on Wednesday (Oct 25), the Prime Minister said that letters which are not sent in the national language would be returned to the sender.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4rddhsst  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 3, 2, 1

00:03 This is what I call relevant

00:16 with the willingness to read

00:18 although in this context we emphasize the domination of the Malay language

00:24 and I hope

00:28 we can revive it

00:30 it is a difficult thing, I don't think it is easy

00:32 because this era has changed

00:36 and the interest in reading is much less all over the world

00:41 only by reading we can differentiate between

00:46 information, knowledge and wisdom

00:50 which was once formulated by the English poet T.S. Eliot

00:55 the difference is between information, knowledge and wisdom

01:03 what is added is information

01:07 not all information is knowledge

01:14 and not all of the recorded knowledge is considered in the level of wisdom

01:25 another thing I want to emphasize is

01:27 based on the government

01:30 I also discussed with the Minister of Education and the Minister's Association

01:34 sometimes there is a confusion

01:37 we emphasize the English language in the international trade

01:42 but there is a attitude that I think

01:47 is misguided or misguided among several departments

01:54 public officials, universities, including private universities

01:59 and the private sector

02:02 which often try to leave the foundation of this institution

02:10 to be in connection with government departments

02:16 in the language of the nation

02:20 so I want to remind this

02:23 if among local companies and local universities

02:27 including the private universities

02:29 the direction is

02:31 whoever writes in other languages than the language of the nation

02:36 the letter will be returned

02:38 this does not make us narrow

02:50 because I often remind my fellow citizens

02:53 that I may not be asked to teach at Georgetown University

03:01 Washington DC

03:03 if I cannot master English

03:06 so I don't make it complicated

03:08 but it roots to the earth

03:14 the foundation of the culture in the language of the nation

03:19 is something that is integral in the construction of the nation

03:26 so let's not try to make it complicated

03:30 and I hope this reminder is taken into account

03:33 if not, the direction is clear

03:35 there is also KPPE

03:38 will not serve any letter

03:46 that is delivered by local governments and local companies

03:52 in other languages than the language of the nation

03:55 [announcement]

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