Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim should be presenting positive instead of negative narratives with regard to the use of Bahasa Malaysia, said former DAP lawmaker Ong Kian Ming.

According to him, this would encourage and incentivise others to use BM because it is in their interest to reach the wider BM-speaking community, not because it is being forced on them.

“Maybe it is time for PMX’s (Anwar) team at PMO (the Prime Minister’s Office) to show him some of these positive examples on social media...