Sarawak civil service to continue using English officially, says Abang Johari


KUCHING: The Sarawak civil service will continue to use English as the official language along with Bahasa Malaysia, says state Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg (pic).

He said this stand is in accordance with the Sarawak Constitution whereby both languages could be used for official matters.

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