Anwar pledges all royalties from new book to help poor students

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that the royalties from his latest book will be channelled entirely to underprivileged students in the country.

He said the book, “Rethinking Ourselves: Justice, Reform and Ignorance in Postnormal Times”, is published by Hurst for the United Kingdom, United States, and Europe markets; Penguin for Asia; and Hong Kong University Press for China and East Asia.

Projected royalties are expected to be significant as pricing is determined by the publishers, he added.

“Let me make it clear that every cent of the royalty will be spent on poor students in this country.

“So thank you once again, and my staff will ensure that when the royalty is received, every single cent will immediately be directed to poor students,” he said when speaking at the book launch at Tsutaya Books, Pavilion Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, today.

Elaborating on the book, Anwar said it is not a traditional autobiography but a compilation of the evolution of his ideas since the 1970s.

The text touches on themes such as justice, reform, corruption, religious extremism, and the challenges of Malaysia’s multiracial society, he explained.

- Bernama

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