BFM 89.9
The Business Station
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Guest: Fong Min Hun, Co-Founder, Lit Books, Andrew Yap, CEO and Co-Founder, BookXCess
World Book Day was established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) dedicated to promoting reading, literacy, and the joy of books worldwide. This year it is being celebrated under the shadow of several high profile and inexplicable book bans and seizures. While Malaysia boasts a literacy rate of over 94% and the government estimates that the average number of books read rose from two a year in 2005 to 24 in 2023, many issues remain to make reading books a popular way of experiencing the world.
Presenter: Sharaad Kuttan
Producer: Agnes Ong
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