Use an interpreter if you have a poor command of English, Masing tells politicians


PETALING JAYA: Malaysian politicians with a weak grasp of the English language should use an interpreter when addressing an English-speaking audience, says Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri James Masing.

"The inability to speak English fluently is not something to be ashamed of.

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