Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka proposes three amendments to DBP Act 1959


KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) has proposed amendments to the DBP Act 1959 to enable the enforcement of Bahasa Melayu as the national language.

DBP board of governors chairman Datuk Seri Prof Dr Awang Sariyan said the first amendment involved the enforcement of the use of Malay language in sectors stipulated by the Federal Constitution, especially Article 152 (6) which provides for the use of Bahasa Melayu in the administration of the Federal Government, state government and public authorities.

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