Comments on: Constant practice makes perfect — Wong

By: balangM

balangM — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:05:00 +0000

I still believe that English is still the way forward for us even so in Malaysia, if we are to be successful in life. Our Leaders knows this exceptionally well yet the preach an entirely different tune to the people. Ok, let us ask where are they sending their children to pursue their higher education? The marketability of our young people depends very much on their ability to communicate well in English .. in Sarawak for that matter. We must stop to be selfish about this whole thing.

By: Egbert_Lau

Egbert_Lau — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:56:00 +0000

No doubt Bahasa Malay is the national language of Malaya, but English is actually the official language of Sarawak and Sabah as per the 18/20-point Agreement signed in 1963. The question-how pragmatic BM is when dealing with the rest of the world apart from Singapore and Indonesia? After all, English is still widely used in the private sector and the government cannot be the employer like last time, so be realistic, BM is not the lingua franca of the world, since Malaysia is an export-oriented country. Right now, we are moonwalking with the current education policies being implemented in Sarawak and Sabah.

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 20:26:00 +0000

Congratulations. All of them (except Soon Koh) look smart, talented and should have bright future.