KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — The emergence of digital gadgets has increasingly undermined reading habits among younger generations, giving rise to a “scrolling generation”, said Education Minister Datuk Seri Fadhlina Sidek.
She said reading should be part of everyday life, rather than merely a leisure activity, to nurture a more knowledgeable generation.
“One book that is particularly popular at the moment is The New Dark Ages, which has also caught the attention of the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim), who has discussed it himself.
“The New Dark Ages depicts a deep sense of fear surrounding the generation described as the ‘scrolling generation’,” she said in her speech at the closing ceremony of the HIPMaX Malaysian Folklore Storyfest: Folktales Reimagined Grand Finale Showcase 2026 at the National Library of Malaysia (PNM) here today.
