The names Bahasa Melayu and Bahasa Malaysia have been used interchangeably, but some argue that one of them isn’t right.

KUALA LUMPUR — Reports of Malaysian students with poor English and graduates unable to land jobs due to poor speaking skills in the language are by now familiar.

As for Malaysia, the main language is the Malay language. It may not be an international language like English but 90% of transactions in the country – social and even business – are done in ...

The Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) politician added that at a time when some ministers and MPs are not able to converse in Malay properly, the language test should be made a priority.