On April 2, Malaysian National Language and Publishing Bureau Chairman Awang Sariyan said that Malaysia and Indonesia have reached an agreement to jointly promote Malay to become the official language of ASEAN and the common language in the international community.
Malaysia and Indonesia reached an agreement to promote Malay to become the official language of ASEAN Picture source: Malaysia Oriental Network
Awang Sariyan said that this is because more than 300 million people speak Malay in countries such as Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and East Timor. He said the ambitious plan requires strong support from all Malay-speaking countries.
Previously, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri said that Malaysia will continue to work hard to enhance the status of Malay and strive to promote it as the official language of ASEAN.
Awang Shariyan introduced that the proposal proposed by Ismail has been working hard since decades ago, and Indonesia is the country that has supported the proposal for nearly 50 years. In addition, it is of great significance to make ASEAN countries feel more intimate through linguistic solidarity. Awang Shariyan also said that Ismail pointed out that Malaysia and Indonesia have agreed to use Malay as the language of communication at each international conference.
It is reported that Malay is one of the Indonesian languages in the Austronesian language family. It is the language of the Malay people and has many dialects. The standard Malay language is the official language of Malaysia and Brunei, and is also one of the official languages of Singapore. Like Indonesian, it is formed based on the Riau dialect in Malay. Malay and Indonesian are essentially the same language.
Source: CCTV News, Malaysia Oriental Daily
Editor: Tan Qianyuan
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