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Nadiem: Bahasa Indonesia more appropriate as ASEAN official language

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Nadiem Anwar Makarim
Education, Culture, Research and Technology Minister Nadiem Anwar Makarim. Photo : Kemendikbud RI

During his visit to Indonesia a few days ago, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Yaakob proposed that Malay be used as an intermediary language between heads of state of the two countries who share common historical roots and cultural heritage, as well as the official language of ASEAN.

In response, Nadiem firmly rejected the proposal. According to him, his duty as a minister is to preserve, improve and protect the Indonesian language and literature.

“As an Education, Culture, Research and Technology Minister, of course I reject the proposal. However, due to the wish of our friendly neighbour to propose Malay as the official language of ASEAN, this desire needs to be studied and discussed further at the regional level,” said Nadiem. (at)

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