00:00Former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that the Acta Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka 1959
00:08needs to be amended to allow them to have the power to take action against progressives
00:14who deliberately use foreign names to name a project.
00:19He said the amendment needs to be made to avoid a power struggle with other parties,
00:24such as local authorities.
00:27His testimony, the last time the Acta DBP 1959 was amended was in 1995.
00:34It has been almost 30 years since it was not amended and was amended based on a time issue.
00:41Ismail hopes the DBP will take appropriate steps so that the Acta related to the body
00:46can be amended in an effort to promote Malay.
00:50Meanwhile, Ismail said in an effort to strengthen Malay,
00:54he suggested that its use should be made through official government affairs,
00:58especially when carrying out work visas abroad.
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