Local Place, Local Name

Uthaya Sankar SB, Author

Evening Edition · Inside Story · 26 Sept 2023 · 06:00 pm · 55 mins listen

Former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has suggested that Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka should be given power to take action against property developers who give foreign names to their developments. We expand on this by discussing the value of local places having local names.

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Produced by:

Alia Zefri

Presented by:

Sharmilla Ganesan,Sharaad Kuttan

Categories:

economy,government,politics,culture,History/Heritage

Tags:

policy,national pride,property,names,language

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