Institute Targets To Translate 300 Titles A Year

MUAR, April 3 (Bernama)

The National Institute of Translation Malaysia has targeted to translate 300 books written by local writers and intellectuals into major international languages.

Its chairman Datuk Dr Shahruddin Mat Salleh said the move would not only introduce the books internationally but also help to market them.

"Among the books are those written by professors at local universities and by National Laureates which are many but have never been translated into foreign languages," he said when met at the Jorak assemblyman service centre near Bukit Pasir here on Saturday.

Dr Shahruddin who is the assemblyman for the area said among books which had been translated into foreign languages were those by cartoonist Lat, which were translated into six foreign languages.

The move had also introduced Malaysia in the eyes of the world, he said.

He also hoped that the move would encourage publishers and writers to come up with quality work which can be promoted internationally.