The prime minister recently lamented about how Malaysians, even the GLCs, use English rather than Malay for everything, even housing development names. As I sit here in my house in Taman Sonnet ...

The prime minister recently lambasted “elites”, a group of people that apparently includes those born in London, for their obsession with the English language to the detriment of our national language ...

However, as highlighted by Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) associate professor Azizah Zain, children must first establish a solid foundation in their mother tongue, Malay, before delving ...

The academic talked about English threatening the role of Malay as the national language, pointing out that Malay is the cultural identity of this country. “Children who grow up more comfortable in ...

BANGI: People with visual impairments (visually impaired OKU) will have the opportunity to learn English with correct spelling and pronunciation when the country's first bilingual dictionary in ...

Dr Annuar Rapaee says Malaysia should emulate Singapore which upholds the mother tongue while ensuring mastery of the English ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information American Speech is concerned principally with the English language in the Western Hemisphere, although articles dealing with ...

SINGAPORE – Born and raised in a Malay family, Syakirah Dahiyah Sudanto was introduced to Mandarin through an international pre-school which teaches children English and Mandarin. “My mother thought ...

Confusing a Malaysian accent for Singaporean or vice versa is always going to land you in hot water, but don’t even get them started on the roots of their respective spoken languages. The intense ...