Mandarin and Tamil should be electives in national schools, suggests Tuan Ibrahim


ALOR SETAR: Mandarin and Tamil languages should be offered as elective subjects in national schools, but it should not be a mandatory requirement, says Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

"First, we must strengthen Bahasa Melayu as the national language, so that regardless of race, every citizen can fully identify as part of the nation through language mastery," said the PAS deputy president.

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