The great book divide

Malaysians are now voracious readers it seems. Yet, we cannot translate that into success on the world stage. Why not, wonders our columnist.

AS recently reported in The Star, Malaysia has slipped in the latest Trends In International Mathematics And Science Study (TIMSS) report, with Malaysian students scoring 440 in Maths and 426 in Science – way below the “intermediate” score of 475 marks (http://tinyurl.com/cozpth6).