Let's speak and be understood

1. I have nothing against Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob globetrotting to promote the use of the Malay language although I'm fearful that this is another jingoistic, vote-chasing "hangat-hangat tahi ayam" thing. And as if to thumb the nose at the Prime Minister's folly, the Sarawak government is allowing English to be used in the state's administration.

2. As a user of the Malay language, the national language of the Federation of Malaysia, and English, the second language of the country, I always believe that both languages have a role to play in our domestic and international relations.