'Longkang otak' doesn't quite mean 'brain drain', minister tells MP


KUALA LUMPUR: An apparent mistranslation of "brain drain" as "longkang otak" momentarily sidetracked a minister's parliamentary reply during Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat.

Oscar Ling (PH-Sibu) had used the term in his question, in what appeared to be a literal translation from English to Bahasa Malaysia.

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