Fatimah: English just as important

Fatimah (second from right) speaking to Sarawak Society For The Deaf president Albert Wong and other members on the planning for the Malaysia Deaf Games, which will be held in Sarawak next year.

KUCHING: Sarawak’s Welfare, Women and Family Development Minister indicates the state will not back down from its English as the second official language policy.

Datuk Fatimah Abdullah, who keeps a watching brief on education for the state as the matter falls under the purview of the Federal Government, said the Sarawak government wanted as many people as possible to be bilingual or better.