11-26-2024, 10:50 AM
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Letter to editor
DATUK Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh – the UMNO Youth head and defender of all things Malay – have apparently emerged a signage expert.
Recently, Akmal found himself in hot water after moaning about the lack of Malay-language signs at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. According to him, the mall’s failure to use Bahasa Melayu prominently was an insult to the entire Malay community.
Never mind that the real concerns for most Malays are things like rising living costs, unemployment and housing.
But let’s give Akmal some credit. This episode has achieved one thing: it reminded us how out of touch UMNO is.
Screaming won’t help
As a result of DBKL (Kuala Lumpur City Hall) over-reacting by penalising businesses with non-Malay language signboards, Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing reportedly remarked that tourists have been asking if Malaysia is “racist” and “religiously extreme.
As expected, Akmal couldn’t emotionally handle this statement and lashed out at Tiong in rage.
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