To the Malay letter: Lingo knots


Nothing new: As a Malay studies expert points out, the exclusive use of a native national language for official government correspondence is a norm in some countries. — Filepic/The Star

SHOULD all correspondence with the government strictly be in Bahasa Malaysia?

Such is the question raised by several experts on the heels of a recent reminder that all official letters to the government must be in BM, or risk rejection.

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