8 Sep – Prime Minister Dato' Seri Ismail Sabri recently congratulated filmmaker U-Wei Saari for using Bahasa Melayu at the Moscow International Film Festival. The Prime Minister, via his social media account, wrote, "Congratulations to U-Wei Saari, the country's most famous film director, for being chosen to represent Malaysia as the Chief Jury at the Moscow International Film Festival. This is a tribute to the country's film world." "Well done for empowering and internationalising the Malay language by delivering a speech and announcing the winners in Bahasa Melayu in Moscow."