Use more Bahasa Melayu in tourism sector - Malaysia government special adviser
A Special Adviser to the Malaysian government is urging the tourism sector in the country to use more Bahasa Melayu, reported state news agency Bernama.
Tan Sri Dr. Rais Yatim, President of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and Special Adviser to the Malaysian Government on socio-cultural matters, pointed to tourists learning Bahasa Indonesia when visiting the country as a 'model' for Malaysia.
He suggested Bahasa Melayu and English be promoted together in the tourism industry and called for Malaysia to collaborate with Brunei, Singapore and southern Thailand, where Bahasa Melayu is spoken, to strengthen the use of the language regionally before promoting it at the global level.
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