Education Ministry regrets misleading video on anthem sung in Perak school

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The Education Ministry has expressed regret over the actions of a political influencer who circulated a misleading viral video claiming that the national anthem, Negaraku, was not sung in the national language at a school in Perak.   In a statement on Friday (April 4), the Education Ministry clarified that the song sung by the schoolchildren was not Negaraku as alleged, but 'Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan', the state anthem of Perak.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3dmmxvyy  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Education Ministry has expressed regret over a political influencer's misleading viral video

00:08claiming that the national anthem, Negeraku, was not sung in Malay at a school in Perak.

00:14The Ministry on Friday clarified that the song, allegedly sung in Chinese,

00:18was actually Allah Lanjutkan Usia Sultan, the state anthem of Perak.

00:23The Ministry said the song reflects loyalty and respect for the Sultan of Perak

00:30and noted that the video clearly shows that the students and all attendees sang in Malay,

00:36following the correct lyrics.

00:38Earlier, a video went viral on social media, including TikTok,

00:42showing a song being sung in a school, with claims that it was performed in Chinese.

00:53The Ministry on Friday clarified that the song was not sung in Malay at a school in Perak.

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