No need to master hikayat, just speak BM – Saifuddin tells critics

Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail brushed off a volley of criticism after he talked up proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia and linked it to applying for passports.

In a brief exchange on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), he told lawyer Michelle Yesudas that he never said that all Malaysians needed to master hikayat (Malay folklore)...