PETALING JAYA: The International Symposium on Bahasa Melayu is the best platform to identify whatever obstacles in dignifying the Malay language thus making it one of the official languages of Asean, says the Prime Minister.
Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob also took the opportunity to clarify that it is not"Bahasa Malaysia" that Malaysia wishes to promote as the language of Asean, but"Bahasa Melayu" , which was also used in other countries in Asean.
“We wish to elevate Bahasa Melayu, which has other variations,” he explained in a press conference after officiating the International Symposium on Bahasa Melayu. Ismail Sabri on March 23 said he would propose to Asean leaders the use of Malay as the second language in Asean in an effort to elevate the country's official language at the international level.It was reported that currently, only four out of the 10 Asean countries use English in official events at the international level, while others such as Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand use their national languages in their official affairs.
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