KANGAR, May 14 (Bernama) -- The Raja Perempuan of Perlis, Tuanku Fauziah Tengku Abdul Rashid wants the people of Perlis to create a special reading corner at their homes to inculcate reading habit.

She said apart from the government-provided facilities, the people should take the initiative to set up their own family reading corner.

"The effort to inculcate reading habit needs the cooperation from all quarters to make it easier," she said when opening the "Bacalah Manjaku" programme at the Tuanku Fauziah Hospital, here Thursday, in conjunction with the hospital's 100th anniversary.

The "Bacalah Manjaku" reading corner, located at the hospital's Thalassaemia Clinic was set up with the cooperation from Perlis Public Libraries Corporation, National Library of Malaysia and the hospital's Paediatric Department.

A private company, Educate To Learn (E2L) Sdn Bhd, also contributed educational toys for the reading corner.



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