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Airport announcements in Tamil, too
PUTRAJAYA: Announcements will be made in Tamil at Malaysia's international airports for passengers flying between Chennai and Kuala Lumpur next year.
In a statement, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the announcements in the Tamil language would be made at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT).
Chennai is the Tamil-speaking southern state of Tamil Nadu in India.
Kong said the recommendation was made after taking into consideration public demands, the needs of the Indian community and the number of arrivals and departures to and from Chennai.
He said 434,050 passengers were received by KLIA and LCCT via the Chennai-Kuala Lumpur route this year.
The Government is aware of the needs of the society and the move is in line with the 1Malaysia concept currently in practice.
We realise that almost 90% of the passengers who take the Chennai route understand Tamil rather than English, said Kong.
Kong said he concurred with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that there should be no problems finding announcers who were fluent in Tamil.
PUTRAJAYA: Announcements will be made in Tamil at Malaysia's international airports for passengers flying between Chennai and Kuala Lumpur next year.
In a statement, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said the announcements in the Tamil language would be made at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT).
Chennai is the Tamil-speaking southern state of Tamil Nadu in India.
Kong said the recommendation was made after taking into consideration public demands, the needs of the Indian community and the number of arrivals and departures to and from Chennai.
He said 434,050 passengers were received by KLIA and LCCT via the Chennai-Kuala Lumpur route this year.
The Government is aware of the needs of the society and the move is in line with the 1Malaysia concept currently in practice.
We realise that almost 90% of the passengers who take the Chennai route understand Tamil rather than English, said Kong.
Kong said he concurred with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that there should be no problems finding announcers who were fluent in Tamil.
