Penang Roadsigns In Multi Language

BN has nothing better to argue about?

The roadsigns are still in Bahasa Malaysia, it is just that there are additional sighs in other languages, which will help foreign tourist and visitors alike. Come on man, not every foreigner knows how to read in Bahasa Malaysia.

Won't this help tourism in Penang, like the giving Datukship to Shahrukh Khan that is supposedly to help tourism in Melaka.

Backbenchers rap Penang's multi-lingual road signs
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/92062
Barisan Nasional backbenchers today urged the federal government to take action against the DAP-led Penang government for using multi-lingual road signs.

Mohamad Aziz (BN-Sri Gading) said the Penang government's decision to implement the multi-language road signs instead of road signs in the national language was disrespectful to the nation's social contract.

"I want the Ministry of Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage, with courage, with honesty, to explicitly tell the House what kind of action will it take against the insolence displayed by the Penang government to use road signs with three languages which is disrespectful to the federal constitution," he said.

He then argued that the constitution stated that Bahasa Malaysia was the primary language of the nation and must be used as the main language for public road signs.

Deputy Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Teng Boon Soon however responded by saying that the matter fell within the jurisdiction of the state government and not the ministry.

Teng, who is MCA MP for Tebrau, also said that the constitution emphasised on respect for other languages.
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