DBP Act amendments: 'Don't just look at punishment for language offenders'

Issues surrounding amendments to the Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka (DBP) Act 1959 should not be focused solely on the proposed enforcement and punishment, according to DBP organising chairperson Prof Awang Sariyan.

Instead, he said, the proposal should be looked at as a whole, including DBP's role as the main language body in charge of accreditation, rating, licensing, incorporation and international activities...