Continue push to make Malay Asean’s second language, says Ismail Sabri Posted on 22/12/2024 Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Malay deserves recognition as it is widely spoken in most of the Asean countries. PETALING JAYA: 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. Ismail said he had discussed the idea with Indonesian president Joko Widodo when he was the prime minister in 2022. He said that by making Malay Asean’s second language it would elevate the language in the region. “I hope the prime minister will relay this view (to the Asean members),” he told reporters on the sidelines of an event here today. Ismail said even if making Malay Asean’s second language is not a main agenda at t he Asean summit, he hopes the country’s leaders would speak in Malay. “Maybe that could influence other countries (to do the same), like Thailand and Cambodia, where many speak Malay.” In 2022, Ismail had proposed the use of Malay as Asean’s second language, in efforts to elevate the national language at the international level. He said that apart from Malaysia, Malay was used as a medium of instruction in several neighbouring countries such as Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore as well as in southern Thailand, southern Philippines and in parts of Cambodia. He also pointed out then that only four out of the 10 Asean countries used English in official events at the international level, while the others used their national languages in their official affairs. News
Kelantan police: Body of boy feared drowned at Pantai Kandis found six kilometres away Posted on 15/12/2024 KOTA BHARU, Dec 15 — The body of an eight-year-old boy feared to have drowned at Pantai Kandis, Bachok, yesterday afternoon has been found approximately six kilometres from the area where the victim was reported to have fallen. Bachok police chief Supt Mohamad Ismail Jamaluddin confirmed that the body of… Read More
Opposition candidates killed in Tanzania’s local election Posted on 28/11/2024 Today’s ballots are a key test for Tanzania’s democratic institutions ahead of a presidential election next year. (AFP pic) DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzanian opposition party Chadema today said three of its members were killed in incidents linked to local elections and accused the authorities of rigging the vote. Chadema said… Read More
BRICS seeks fairer global economic order for developing nations, says envoy Posted on 08/11/2024 Russian ambassador to Malaysia Naiyl Latypov emphasised that BRICS offers a platform to build a more equitable international system. KUALA LUMPUR: BRICS’s mission is to challenge the current global economic framework dominated by the few powerful nations that dictate the rules of international trade, says Russian ambassador to Malaysia Naiyl… Read More