Monday, January 22, 2007

According to Survey, Malaysians Read Average 5 Books Last Year

From The Star:

The Government is targeting to have Malaysians read at least 10 books yearly from 2010.

According to a survey, Malaysians only read an average of five books last year, Culture, Arts and Heritage Deputy Minister Datuk Wong Kam Hoong said in Penang yesterday.

Obvious jokes aside, 10 books a year is pathetic. What do they do, these people who do not read?

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3 comments:

  1. Heather24 January, 2007

    I want to know how they figured this out. Are there no public libraries there????

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  2. MissMiller24 January, 2007

    Very pitiful indeed. I wonder how it compares with other countries though?

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  3. Anonymous25 January, 2007

    Is there some international survey of book reading habits available? I can't imagine reading only 10 books a year myself.

    What do you do with all that time on the bus? And while waiting for friends who are always late?

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