What is the benefit of having Bahasa Malaysia as the main medium of instruction?
– Bahasa Malaysia is the National Language. Hence, every Malaysian must be fluent in the National Language. – The usage of the National Language will nurture a sense of belonging to the nation and young Malaysians will interact with one another with minimal language barriers. – Futhermore, Bahasa Melayu (or Bahasa Malaysia) has been the lingua franca or the medium of communication for everybody in this area which was at one time called Nusantara, stretching from the Malay Peninsula to Irian Jaya. Ancient travellers to this area, including the Chinese from Mainland China, the Indians from India, the Arabs, the Persians have stated this in their ancient written records. – Sabah and Sarawak were a part of an ancient Malay Sultanate of Brunei where Bahasa Melayu was also the lingua franca of the area.
