Standard Malay
The Malay language, also known locally as Bahasa Melayu, is the standard language for the peoples of the Malay Archipelago and is spoken as a lingua franca in Brunei. The official standard for the language, has been defined and agreed upon by the Language and Literature Bureaus of Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Standard Malay is also accepted in the printed form and is used in all official Brunei government media as well.
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“We don’t want bores in the theatre. We don’t want standardised acting, standard actors with standard-shaped legs. Acting needs everybody, cripples, dwarfs and people with noses so long. Give us something that is different.”
—Dame Sybil Thorndike (1882–1976)