Jack of all languages and master of none


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  • Monday, 06 Sep 2021

IF there is one thing our politicians need to learn to save Malaysians from embarrassment, it is this — there is absolutely no need to use English if your command of the language is atrocious.

Old and unflattering video clips of Tan Sri Noh Omar (now Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative Minister) and Datuk Seri Rina Harun (Women, Family and Community Development Minister), who had delivered their speeches badly in English, have resurfaced.

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