Mat Sabu on use of 'pantun'
Published on: Friday, November 09, 2018
JAKARTA: Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu Thursday stressed that there was no problem to use the Malay 'pantun' (verses) at his ministry's events, but it should suit the occasion. "No problem, come to our events, celebrating the veterans, dinners, entertain them with 'pantun'. "However, there are places and times when 'pantun' is unsuitable, you can't possibly doing the 'pantun' while marching in parade," he said.
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Mohamad said this in response to a statement by former socio-cultural adviser to the government Tan Sri Rais Yatim who questioned the ban on the use of 'pantun' in official events organised by the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF).Rais via his Twitter account also shared an internal memo to all MAF service branches dated Nov 2, stating a ban on the use of 'pantun' in scripts by emcees at official military events.The memo said MAF official events were regimental in nature and its execution must be conducted with protocol and military ethics.Mohamad also stressed that the memo should not be politicised by any party.
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