Indonesia rejects Ismail Sabri’s Bahasa Melayu overtures, according to reports
ASEAN – Nadiem Makarim, Indonesia’s minister of education, culture, research, and technology, has rejected Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s request that Bahasa Melayu be used as a translator between the two nations and as the official language of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). During Ismail Sabri’s visit to Indonesia, Nadiem stated that he expressed his feelings. …