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Malaysia to levy fines for poor speech
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Oct 05, 2006 03:06pm |
| Category | General |
| News Date | Oct 05, 2006 03:05pm |
| Description | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia will levy fines on those incorrectly using the national language, and will set up a specialized division to weed out offenders who mix Malay with English, news reports said Thursday.
Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Rais Yatim said fines of up to 1,000 ringgit ($271) can be imposed on displays with any wrong or mutated form of Malay, the Star newspaper reported.
The move was to ensure "the national language was not sidelined in any way," Rais said, according to The Star.
Fines will be imposed after a first warning, the national news agency Bernama quoted Rais as saying. |
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