Najib: Govt will continue to defend Malay language


Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak presenting Japan's Hatsune Yanai with her award. Also present is Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh. - MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Extensive use of social media has “polluted” the Malay language and this is worrying, says Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

The Prime Minister said that the widespread use of SMS, Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms has caused people to ignore the beauty of language and matters like spelling and grammar.

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