KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today defended a proposed Malay proficiency test for citizenship applications, saying it would be...
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today defended a proposed Malay proficiency test for citizenship applications, saying it would be conversational and not a strict interview.
“I personally attended the language interview. This interview isn’t just scripted, ‘Can you give your full name? What is your address?’ No. We show them pictures.and ask, ‘What celebration is this for?’ They answer, ‘That’s for Deepavali.’ They know.and satay, and ask, ‘When do you eat this?’ They respond, ‘During Hari Raya.’ That’s the language test. The full marks is eight, and three or four is the passing score,” he said in a press conference at the Parliament building here.
“When we study the issue of citizenship in other countries, the UK has language requirements, the US has them, and Australia does, too. So, if you want to become a Malaysian citizen, there must be language requirements,” he said. Saifuddin said it could be as simple as showing an applicant a photograph of the Petronas Twin Towers, one of Malaysia’s most iconic buildings, and asking if they knew where it was located.
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