Adenan’s bold move to restore 1963 pact


SARAWAK Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem’s bold move to reintroduce Malay-English bilingualism in Sarawak’s administration has aroused some criticism from Malay language nationalists and advocates of national unity.

This note will confine itself to the constitutionality or otherwise of the Chief Minister’s initiative.

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Opinion , Shad Faruqi , columnist

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