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“Although the rule has long been established, it seems there are still premises around Bukit Bintang that either do not understand or pretend to forget the importance of Bahasa Melayu. In a video that went viral on social media, DBKL heads into the field to ‘refresh’ their memory of this law”, the post caption said.
Another comment said “That signboard was not even hidden and DBKL never saw it before? Were the officers leisurely making their rounds that day and happen to see it? Only after it went viral they decided to “refresh” the shopkeepers’ memories”.
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