KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) has called on Yayasan Karyawan, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, to set a clear direction and develop new strategies to promote Malay literary masterpieces and the Malay world.
The Prime Minister said these Malay literary masterpieces should be made accessible in all schools, public universities and relevant faculties.
“This initiative can be adapted and revitalised through artificial intelligence (AI).
“Additionally, the Language Prize programme should be reintroduced at all school levels in partnership with corporate companies,” he said in a Facebook post.
Anwar shared that he received a courtesy call from a delegation representing Yayasan Karyawan’s board of trustees, led by its chairman Datuk A. Aziz Deraman, yesterday.
The discussion focused on the foundation’s direction in preserving reference materials, leading promotional efforts and broadening ownership of literary masterpieces.
Anwar also reflected on his past efforts with fellow enthusiasts of literary masterpieces in establishing Yayasan Karyawan in 1996.
The foundation was set up to study and publish Malay literary masterpieces and those from the Malay world.
Yayasan Karyawan also translates global literary masterpieces into Malay, conducts research and translates selected civilisational classics from beyond the Malay world.
