| Decline in English due to lack of usage and grammar | Fernandez, John | The Sun | 26.10.1993 |
| 'Decline in bahasa Malaysia usage can affect national identity' | Tiada | New Straits Times | 22.05.1998 |
| Decline in reading habit cause for concern: Anwar | Tiada | Daily Express | 14.12.1987 |
| Stop decline in the standard of English | Tiada | The Star | 27.10.1987 |
| Concern over decline of native languages in Sabah | Marryan Razan | New Sabah Times | 17.12.2008 |
| Anwar : Check decline in standard of English | Tiada | The Star | 07.06.1989 |
| Arresting the decline in English | Yong Tiam Kui | New Sunday Times | 10.12.2000 |
| Ministry to arrest decline in bahasa | Khairuddin Hassan | New Straits Times | 01.04.1986 |
| Standard of English on the decline: teachers urged to be moreprofessional | Tiada | New Straits Times | 30.01.1981 |
| Tok Dalang in days of decline | Rashid Bakar | New Straits Times | 20.10.1985 |