BAHASA Indonesian deserves to be the main language of the Asean Economic Community(AEC) because indonesia will be at the centre of economic development within the 10 Southeast Asian countries and it is also the largest country in the group, the inspectorate general of the culture and Elementary and Secondary Education Ministry said yesterday.
Daryanto said the indonesian government has arranged to have many indonesian language teachers stationed at indonesian embassies around Southeast Asia to teach anyone who wants to learn.
He said his ministry was also making other preparation to push indonesian as the main language of the AEC,including intensifying its cooparation with the indonesian diaspora.