I would like to suggest all staff and students to fully converse in English during daily conversation in UTM. This practice shall apply even during conversation within your own race. I observe this idea portal is mostly written in malay.
There are a few pros of this practice:
1) We shall be more accommodating to our international students. I have experienced first hand myself being a minority in a foreign country. It is very uncomfortable to have people speaking a language that you don’t understand when you are around. And it is actually rude to do so. I feel left out and unwelcomed.
2) To make students and staff comfortable with English conversations. The only way to master a language is to actually practice it by all means, verbally and written.