CM: Need to revive interest in Hokkien language


Periodical publications on display at Seh Tek Tong Cheah Kongsi in Armenian Street, Penang. — Photos: LIM BENG TATT/The Star

IT is important to speak Hokkien, as it could disappear if not for constant communication.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said to many, the dialect is their mother tongue, but they do not seem to speak it.

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