PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s proposal for Bahasa Malaysia to be made the second official language of Asean has been rejected by an Indonesian minister, who felt it should be Bahasa Indonesia instead.
Indonesia’s Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology Nadiem Makarim said Bahasa Indonesia was a better option to be used as the main language for Asean, as it was the most used language in South-East Asia, and its usage spread across more than 47 countries.
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