Are we part of China now, says Dr M after visiting KL mall

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The ex-prime minister maintains that it is fine to use Chinese characters on signboards, but says this should be limited to translations in smaller characters.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/18/are-we-part-of-china-now-says-dr-m-after-visiting-kl-mall/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DrMahathirMohamad #Chinese #Signs

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00:00Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has questioned authorities for allowing shops

00:07to display signboards in Chinese with English translations, with nothing in the Malay language.

00:13Mahathir said he noticed this in several shops in a newer shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur,

00:18adding that he felt as though he was in China.

00:21He said while the use of Chinese characters on signboards was acceptable, it should be

00:26limited to translations in smaller characters.

00:30Mahathir claimed that Malaysia was unlike other Southeast Asian nations by allowing

00:35shops to display Chinese characters prominently.

00:39He acknowledged that this could be due to the number of tourists from China, but stressed

00:43that Malay is still the national language.

00:46Last month, Kuala Lumpur City Hall said it issued 20 fault notices and 10 enforcement

00:51notices to shop owners for using languages other than the national language in an excessive

00:56manner.

00:58Shop owners were reminded to prioritize using Malay on signboards as they are regulated

01:02under the Advertisement Federal Territory Bylaws 1982 and are not mere decorations.

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