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LUMPUR, Nov 21 (Bernama) -- Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has called for
Malay classical literature works to be spread wide and far using
multimedia and digital technology.The Deputy Prime Minister said this way, it would make these literature works more attractive and fresh.
He said it would also attract the interest of people of all ages and from all races to read and appreciate them.
"Getting to know and understanding these works will help in forming character that is truly Malaysian," he said at the prize-giving ceremony for the "Sastera Perdana Malaysia" awards organised by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (DBP) here, Friday night.
Also present were Deputy Education Minister Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching, Education Ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Dr Madinah Mohamad and DBP director-general, Datuk Awang Sariyan.
Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, also said intellectual works in Bahasa Melayu should also be accorded the same recognition as "Hadiah Sastera Perdana Malaysia".
DBP's effort along this line for works in science and technology, for which he presented awards last month, was a good start, he said.
Apart from this, he said experts and men of letters in the Malay language also should be accorded due recognition.
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