Language mastery should not be a “zero-sum game” – PM Anwar

IPOH: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reminded the emphasis on a language should not be a ‘zero-sum game”, thereby marginalizing Malay as the National Language.

He said any emphasis in schooling to use other languages such as Chinese and Tamil should not reduce the emphasis on Malay, which has a special position in the Federal Constitution and National Education policy.

Anwar, who is also the Minister of Finance, said that the same emphasis should also be given attention in the private sector.

“It is true that I am one of those who emphasize the need for mastery of English in a challenging world and mastery of Chinese or Tamil, Arabic and other languages. There is no increasingly developed country that will set aside the main languages of the world.

“However, this is not a zero-sum game. The emphasis on the mastery of the English language, which is very necessary and important in this country, should not marginalize or reduce the emphasis on the mastery of a good Malay language as the National Language,” he said while inaugurating the launch of the National Language Month 2024 The National Level is here today.

— BERNAMA

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