Govt events should also strictly use Malay, says academic

Teo Kok Seong says Putrajaya should not limit recent directive to correspondence but also the names and slogans for various events.

In the recent National Sports Day event in Putrajaya, a programme called ‘Fit Malaysia’ should have been called ‘Malaysia Cergas’ or ‘Malaysia Sihat’ instead, says Teo Kok Seong.

Teo Kok Seong, a fellow with the National Council of Professors, noted that some official government programmes still use English. “It was also the same during National Sports Day. There was a programme called ‘Fit Malaysia’. English should not have been used.He was commenting on Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s directive for all correspondence with government bodies to be in Malay.Agreeing with Anwar, Teo said that the government must ensure all parties adhere to Article 152 of the Federal Constitution, which says that the function and role of Malay as the national language cannot be disputed.

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