As a reader, I'm really sad when I saw one by one bookstores in Malaysia are closing down.

Most of the Malaysians are not reading for pleasure.

It's different situation in western countries such as US and UK. Bookstores over there are thriving and a lot of people actually are reading for pleasure.

Same goes to their library. They have latest book collections and a lot of low income citizen over there makes full use of the library.

While in Malaysia, our library is like a dead place. Most people that come to the library just to do assignment or study instead of borrowing books. If you look at our local library collections, it's so outdated and lack of book collections.

i beli sebab mau buingkus nasi lemak jer.

reading isn't our culture + books are malaysian's kryptonite
which is why all these younger generation cannot think properly, they're exposed too much towards tiktok and XHS

we're so bad that even our public library can closed down

while Popular still ok, surviving je

last time u do research need to go library,.. nowadays no need,.. online google jer,..

So why it bukak a new one at TRx?

It's different situation in western countries such as US and UK. Bookstores over there are thriving and a lot of people actually are reading for pleasure.

Same goes to their library. They have latest book collections and a lot of low income citizen over there makes full use of the library.

While in Malaysia, our library is like a dead place. Most people that come to the library just to do assignment or study instead of borrowing books. If you look at our local library collections, it's so outdated and lack of book collections.

actually nowadays fiction books are really shitty, even those famous/bestsellers--maciam other pipel write for them.

Disagree with US. Bookstores there been closing down for years. Peaked around 2004-2006. I remember my first trip there, and Borders and Barnes and Nobles were everywhere. I maxed out my luggage at 54kgs buying books that weren't in Malaysia at that time.

Library, I agree. Ours suck.