The names Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Malaysia have been used interchangeably, but some argue that one of them isn’t right.

That ministers in Malaysian cabinet still issue statements in languages other than Bahasa Malaysia is completely outrageous, disrespectful and plain illegal. The rakyat in 1967 initiated # ...

Malaysian English, also sometimes referred to as “Manglish”, is a localised form of English language with native features, varying in meaning, sound, and structure.

Malaysia, however, should be given a fair chance to convince the other nine members of the regional grouping that the Malay language will help accelerate progress in ASEAN.

The Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) politician added that at a time when some ministers and MPs are not able to converse in Malay properly, the language test should be made a priority.