BM must be given priority, decrees King


KUALA LUMPUR: His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, decreed that the national language Bahasa Malaysia must continue to be given priority.

"If there are (efforts) to develop a new education system, it must then be done in line with the national education policy and Bahasa Melayu must be the main language as it is our national language," His Majesty said during his royal address at the opening of the First Meeting of the Fifth Session of the 15th Parliament on Monday (Jan 19).

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