Govt events should also strictly use Malay, says academic

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Teo Kok Seong says Putrajaya should not limit recent directive to correspondence but also the names and slogans for various events.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2023/10/29/govt-events-should-also-strictly-use-malay-says-academic/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #Malay #Languange #Events

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00:00 "The use of the Malay language should not only be made compulsory for correspondence

00:06 with government departments and agencies, but also apply to official events and programs,"

00:12 says an academic.

00:14 Teo Kok Siong, a fellow with the National Council of Professors, noted that some official

00:19 government programs still use English.

00:22 He questioned why events like Flag Off and the recent Fit Malaysia program weren't called

00:27 Majlis Permulaan or Malaysia Cergas, respectively.

00:32 Teo also said that the government must ensure all parties adhere to Article 152 of the federal

00:37 constitution, which says that the function and role of Malay as the national language

00:43 cannot be disputed.

00:45 Meanwhile, constitutional expert Wan Amat Fauzi Wan Husin said Malay should also be

00:50 used as the medium of instruction in public and private universities and that teaching

00:55 in Malay is important as it fosters national identity and love for one's nation.

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