Careful planning needed to make Malay the Asean 'lingua franca' - PM

Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob hoped that the scope of cooperation among Asean countries could be planned more carefully so that the Malay language could be made the lingua franca again.

He said this included the aspects of research, publication and nurturing of the Malay language.

“The Malay language has its own uniqueness and advantages, especially among...