Book kiosk project a costly affair


IT’S certainly hats off to Datuk Nor Hisham Ahmad Dahlan, the mayor of Kuala Lumpur, for his idea and initiative to put up several book kiosks around town aimed at instilling reading habit among city folks.

While it is disgusting to read from news reports that some of the kiosks were vandalised barely two days after they were installed, I was also dismayed when I found out the whopping cost – about RM4mil – of the book kiosk project, which is part of the events to celebrate Kuala Lumpur’s success in being designated World Book Capital for 2020 by Unesco.

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