COMMENT | So, which BM is Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob best known for? His promotion of Bahasa Malaysia? Or his recent “acting” role as the “Burberry Man”? 

Our dear prime minister has been waving the flag of language nationalism for months. Fair enough. But if he’s truly patriotic, he should also be promoting another BM – Batik Malaysia. 

Instead, Ismail Sabri wears (and advertises) foreign luxury goods – an RM6,900 Burberry shirt – when Malaysians are suffering from inflation. Let me make three points here...