All posts tagged "language"

Japanese Govt Offers Tourists Up To 70% OFF Hotels in Hokkaido Starting 1 October

Earlier last month (September), Hokkaido, Japan was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7, which had crippled the local tourism industry. In fact, the...

These M’sian-Made English Flash Cards Are So Next Level It Left Netizens Dumbfounded

There are a lot of methods and tools available out there to help you learn a language. The humble flash card is by far one of the...

MPs Can Attend Dewan Bahasa BM Courses Starting Jan 2019 to Improve Proficiency

Well, this looks like something new for the members of Parliament! Starting from January 2019, members of Parliament can attend a Malay language course that will...

Teacher Shares Sad Truth of Why Non-Malays Still Favour Vernacular Schools Over National Schools

For the longest time, vernacular schools have been blamed by certain parties as the cause of disunity among pupils of different ethnicities. However, a teacher named...

Thai Govt Opens ‘Wife Clinic’ for Local Women Married to Foreigners

The Thailand government in Khon Kaen city has opened the first ever ‘Thai Daughter-in-Law, Farang Son-in-Law Clinic’ to help Thai wives with their foreign husbands. Yes,...

8 Things Every M’sian Student Who Took Linguistics as a Major Are Tired of Hearing

You may not have heard of people pursuing a degree in linguistics before this as we may be a rare breed who choose to major in...

Maszlee: BM and English Days in Schools for Students to Master Different Languages

Malaysia is a multilingual country and our Education Minister, Dr Maszlee Malik certainly knows this. One of his new proposals is that schools should have two...

Crowd Cheers as AG Tommy Thomas Gives Raya Speech Fully in Bahasa Malaysia

On the day (July 3) that former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was arrested, attorney-general (AG) Tommy Thomas requested to hold a press conference in...

AG Cancels Press Con Abruptly After Aggressive Crowd Demands That He Speak BM

Upon his appointment as the attorney-general, Tommy Thomas had previously admitted to not being very well-versed in the national language, Bahasa Melayu (BM), and promised to...

This Super Semangat American Durian-Lover Knows All 65 Durian Farms in Penang!

Durian is the King of Fruits that Malaysia is proud to possess. Some love it, others absolutely detest it; some start salivating from a whiff of it,...

BN Supporters Outraged That LGE Used Mandarin in MoF Official Statement

Being Malaysian means that we are so fortunate to be able to experience the diverse melting pot of cultures we have here. We get to experience...

Mahathir: Civil Servants MUST Take English Language Competency Tests

It’s probably an open secret that the level of English of some of the civil servants in Malaysia is not that great. Remember the language boo-boos...

Chris Hemsworth Speaking Bahasa Will Melt Any Malaysians’ Heart!

Aside from being an overall beautiful human being, …and a great father, Source: Bored Panda Chris Hemsworth actually SPEAKS BAHASA INDONESIA! Well, Apa khabar to you too!...

How to Speak Airline: 10 Lingo You Need to Know When Flying

Don’t you just scratch your head in confusion every time you board a flight? It feels like you’re in another universe as the cabin crew speaks...

M’sian Students Can Start Applying for the Korean Govt Scholarship Program, Here’s How

So, you’re done with your undergraduate degree but now wish you could travel and continue your studies at the same time? Well, we have good news...

Malaysians Try to Pronounce Korean Words