WE should welcome the government’s decision to change the closing salutation of letters signed by its officers. “I who carry out commands” or its Bahasa Malaysia version “Saya Yang Menurut Perintah” has been in use for nearly 50 years.
Prior to that, under the colonial authority and a newly independent government, we had “I am Sir (or Madam), Your Obedient Servant.”
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