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Individuals who do not respect the national language can be fined up to RM50,000 or sentenced to imprisonment through amendments to the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) Act 1959.

Mohd Radzi said that the plan also seeks to make the Malay language the language of the nation, and of knowledge.

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) has expressed dissatisfaction with the level of proficiency and the use of Malay language mixed with English.

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP)'s proposal that the government amend the DBP Act will help raise public awareness in the use of the Malay language responsibly.

The enforcement aspect is important to preserve the dignity and the strengthening of the Malay language as the national language of Malaysia.

Malaysian literary associations have welcomed the appointment of language and literature icon Datuk Dr Awang Sariyan as chairman of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka's board of governors.

According to a recruitment notice from a faculty member of Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, the school is on a "vigorous lecturer recruitment campaign" for the spring semester.

Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamed Hashim said so far 95 per cent of work on the encyclopedia have been completed.

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DPB) is getting worried that a number of young local writers are being influenced by indie works.

Many new words are needed so that Malaysians can communicate in a language which they often use.

'selfie', 'hashtag' and 'tweet' have made it into the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) dictionary.

The National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) in collaboration of the Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA) of UKM kickstarts its first national dialogue session at Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka.

Malaysia and Indonesia have further strengthened bilateral ties by jointly publishing a book titled, 'Antologi Cerpen Indonesia-Malaysia'.

Many users continue to be tricked and scammed even though police have repeatedly issued warnings about scams proliferating on social media.

Deputy Minister of Education says, those identified with severe emotional issues undergo screening twice a year.

Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.