DBP given power to fine

[invisibleghost]

What kind of crap is this??



KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet has given the Dewan Bahasa & Pustaka (DBP) the power to advise and fine anyone not using the national language correctly on signboards.
Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim said this was one of the measures being taken to strengthen the national language.
“This step was outlined in a special memorandum between the Education Ministry and my ministry which was approved by the Cabinet to make sure the national language is not sidelined in any way,” he said.
“DBP can now enforce the correct usage of the national language on the public and private sectors,” he told reporters at a press conference at his office yesterday.
Rais said for a start, DBP would advise anyone found using the language wrongly.
Anyone refusing to follow
an order by the DBP director-general can be fined up to RM1,000.
Rais also gave some examples of commonly used terms such as Touch ‘N’ Go and Boulevard that he would like to see changed to Bahasa Malaysia terms.
“The word for ‘Boulevard’ should rightfully be ‘Lebuh Perdana’,” he said.
Asked whether the term MyKad would be changed, Rais said his ministry, together with the Education and Information ministries would soon identify public terms that do not have to follow DBP guidelines.
He said the ministry would also compel the correct use of the national language at official meetings and functions.
To a question that the use of the national language at functions attended by foreigners would mean that they would not understand what was going on, Rais said as long as Bahasa Malaysia was used in the preamble or introduction of the function, English could be used subsequently if necessary.
“It has to be admitted that a mixture of Bahasa Malaysia and English sometimes cannot be helped, but we hope these measures can arrest the decline,” Rais said.
He added that a national language unit would be set up to monitor the move.
Another move resulting from the memorandum would be an RM20mil allocation for a cultural training programme in local arts and culture.
“Part of this allocation will go to an annual RM300,000 grant to the Malaysian University Cultural Council so that local university students can conduct cultural activities,” he said.



http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/10/5/nation/15635115&sec=nation

 

[kelvio]

whwahahaha touch N go become sentuh and jalan
Mycard become kadsaya hahahaha what next
this country going to be 1 hell of a chaos if it goes on like this

 

[invisibleghost]

i still remember long time ago the gov proposed to have those artists name in english to be translated to BM, so Search will become Mencari, Wings=Kepak, Headwind=kepala angin and so on. but the plan din jalan i think

 

[kelvio]

hahaha i see how they translate them
i think if this goes on, no forign investor dares to come in malaysia to do biz again
i dunno what the pig head is thinking,first umno putera say gerakan in penang not fair cos they dont help ''u know who'',but in fact umno didnt even help other races
now this, haizz malaysia had change,and not for long all other race will migrate to other country,
any 1 know what is the procedure to migrate to other country i want to know

 

[zephyr3d]

m'sia boleh.... we're going to be indonesia soon.

 

[GinX]

what the hell wei...this is terrible...imagine all become malay like... Beach Club become Club Pantai and Velvet Underground becomes Ungu BawahTanah... super turn off...

 

[invisibleghost]

nissan skyline jadi nissan langit garisan

mitsu evo jadi mitsu evolusi

 

[links]

how will those foreign companies be affected?

Citibank become- Bank Bandar ???
Cycle & Carriage- basikal dan kerata kuda???
federal Express- Bersatu Laju???

My malay no good..maybe the translation not correct...but if i am those foreign company i will shift all my plants in msia and leave onli sales dept here or even totally withdraw from msia.

they want to ruin the county....with such a narrow mind we should see how will these stupid fellow survive...

 

[ExceL]

that sounds like bullshit..

another thing, what about improving the level of english first? eh?

 

[kelvio]

lets think of some name that can be translate
sunway = jalan matahari
smart tag = tag pintar
mount kiara = gunung kiara
giant super market = pasar hebat sangat besar
highway = jalan tinggi = lebuh raya

any 1 think of any thing

 

[GinX]

giant super market is Pasaraya Gergasi ler..
Southern Bank = Bank Selatan(no wonder they merge with CIMB)
Rum Jungle = Rum Hutan
Honda city = Honda Bandar

 

[EcstacyElmo]

those monkeys don't know what shit they are talking
they want to protect the national language, correct then usage of the national language, then only advise on the national language la
why want to change ppl company ENGLISH name/product to be in BM when it wasn't using BM in the first place
they are coming up with more n more bullshit la
just trying to throw some power around, i really do hope all these companies fold n move somewhere else better instead of bowing to this kind of stupidity from the government
i mean taik kerbau

 

[links]

There are too many unqualified person in the gomen now. Those ppl do not have the capability to run the country well and to catch other's attention they will think of 101 crappy ideas to amaze ppl.

with this kind of ppl in gomen no wonder our little neighbour dare to say they can conquer us within 2 weeks....if continue like this 3 days oledi can defeat the whole country oledi....

 

[invisibleghost]

3 days like an insult ald, they have 1 of the best armed forces in the world

 

[GinX]

I don't mean to start racist thread but.... don't u think this issue will cause a racist issue??

 

[kelvio]

but what to do the gomen start it first

 

[satria_95]

GinX,
Malays are racists, don't you know that?

EcstacyElmo,
They also now feel their incompetence too.

It's all over the nation about what they're trying to do. When the non-muslims speaks politely about the muslim's slacking points, they turn around and ask us not to speak on sensitive issues. So what are issues that ain't sensitive? Issues that praises them? People speak from what they see and what they see are what those muslims do. I believe that chinese are rather known to be "over smart" and thus have become cheaters and also that typical chinese are somewhat stingy people. Indians, well, are somehow known to be gangster style with the things they do and also, I have encountered a lot of them to be arrogant. So now, I've had a say in muslims, chinese and malays. What now? Basically, nothing but it'll go as the ways of the rulers because the rulers of this country are the ones with authority and most of `em are...

And just so y'all know, this is a GENERAL remark and it's from MY OWN PERSONAL view. If you think my remark seems racist, then go look in the mirror and tell yourself to STOP BEING A BLOODY RACIST and STOP TURNING A GENERAL REMARK INTO A RACIST REMARK just because you think it is. If you don't have a mind open enough to comprehend that, then please, be at peace and remain a spectator.

 

[jack_736]

now we all noe why singapore is so much more prosperous than us....
bcos they dun come up wit lame policies like this...
-sigh-
y cant he spend his time as a minister to do somethin more useful....
aiyo die la...

 

[kelvio]

in my mind why the gov people cant accept criticism,if the gov ppl got an open mind to accept this critic,our country will be a very peace full country
like US the people there can speek out loud abt the gov,this will give the gov people an idea what's their country ppl is thinking and improve from that
but in malaysia,our country people is forced to shut up
in singapore is a prosperous country cause theres no racism,or status,
there every 1 is level,even the rich also need to do comunity service if they do wrong,
haizzz if got money better migrate over seas lar more peacefull

 

[satria_95]

kelvio,
I'd rather go to australia and work in mcdonalds. Low pay but if you live moderate and not materialistically, you'll probably find more meaning in life then. That's what I tend to think.