Appreciate literature, Wee tells the young

Worthy words: Wee (right) congratulaing Tan after presenting him with the 13th Mahua Literature Award in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: Today’s youngsters prefer video games than indulging in books, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.

This lack of interest in good literature has led to increasing social ills such as rape and the abandoning of babies, he said.