Malaysian Prime Minister pushes Malay to be the second language of ASEAN.

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri (Reuters)

Malaysian Prime Minister pushes Malay to be the second language of ASEAN.
Channel News Asia reported that SLOTXO Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Revealed that Malaysia will consult with national leaders in the region. to make Malay or Malay is the second language used in communication of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

It was the Malaysian leader's response to a Senate inquiry on Wednesday about efforts to upgrade the Malay language. which is the national language of Malaysia to the international level


Prime Minister Sabri said In addition to Malaysia, there are also many countries in ASEAN such as Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and the southern part of Thailand. Southern Philippines and parts of Cambodia in Malay During a recent visit to Cambodia, he was informed that about 800,000 Cham people, an ethnic group with a language and culture similar to the Malay-speaking Malays, live in Vietnam, around 800,000. Malay-speaking people are also in Laos.