Education minister Fadhlina Sidek said Bahasa Melayu was versatile, having absorbed words from regional dialects and other languages. “Maha kaya” is among 12 new Malay words to be added to Dewan ...

Confusing a Malaysian accent for Singaporean or vice versa is always going to land you in hot water, but don’t even get them started on the roots of their respective spoken languages. The intense ...

There’s a real fear of trying to pronounce all the intricacies of Malay words with my ‘ocker’ tongue. My distress at the laughter, from both sides of the culture. “Takde saiz itu lah kak.” I can work ...

SINGAPORE - Students can now learn new Malay words while having fun at the same time with a new mobile app. The Pintar Kata ("Smart in Vocabulary") app is a game that encourages learning vocabulary, ...