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"It would be difficult to strengthen the position of Bahasa Malaysia if this culture (speaking English in the workplace) continued," he added, urging Malaysians to emulate the French, Japanese and Koreans, who stuck to their own language.

The New Straits Times said Mohd Puad also criticised young people for using a mix of English and Bahasa Malaysia in SMS text messages and on the Internet.

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This is the Deputy Education Minister. Thank goodness I'm out of school.

And I don't think the French, Japanese and Koreans are successful because they stuck to their own language.