PETALING JAYA, Sept. 25 -- Yayasan MRCB has donated 3,000 books worth RM50,000 to 12 selected schools in the Klang Valley and Penang.

The donation is in conjunction with the country's national campaign titled Dekad Membaca Kebangsaan advocated by the education ministry that aims to make Malaysia a 'Reading Nation' by 2030.

Yayasan MRCB's trustee Datuk Shamrat Sen Gupta said that the contribution of books aims to make reading a lifestyle among Malaysians especially to the younger generation.

"Apart from that, the initiative is to contribute to the nation's efforts to democratise access to quality education."

SK Brickfields headmistress Rohana Abdullah said that she hopes that all her students will be lifelong readers, and the habit of ...