Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail has defended the Immigration Department over an alleged incident where an officer in Johor scolded a woman and her daughter for not being able to speak Bahasa Malaysia and responding to his questions in English instead.

This comes after the woman highlighted the matter on social media. Although the posting is no longer available, it was reported that the woman had explained that their poor command of Bahasa Malaysia was due to them residing in Singapore for a long time.

However, Saifuddin contended that...