Though it is suspected that there are 'other' reasons for such a photo
shoot to grace the front page of your paper, I must admit that the
report >> Ties with London set to soar
is indeed uplifting. It is good to see a leader of our country stand
shoulder to shoulder with a Head of State of a World Power{albeit
faltering} and exchange views of mutual importance, treating each other
with equal and genuine respect.
The underlying reason for such confidence and comfort demonstrated
by our Prime Minister is of course his excellent command of the English
language, and his ability to trade word for word, without loss of
understanding and without diffidence, views on the nation's needs and
aspirations.
The British Prime Minister has also promised to 'end an era of
benign neglect' and restore Britain's relations with Malaysia to its
'former glory'. May I paraphrase Mr Cameron and suggest that, in order
for our nation to continue to command respect in the International
Arena, and improve our relations globally, the Government has also to end an era of 'malignant indifference' over
the teaching of English in our schools. We need to grab the issue by
the scruff of the neck, and get it right. Leaving it to the politicians
and their inherent parochialism, we will end up spelling 'butterfly' as 'batefelai'
Najib's command of English lets him soar
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