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PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today announced an allocation of RM1 million for an incentive scheme to benefit language translators beginning next year.

He said the move was aimed at boosting translation of works in various fields including science and technology, management and religion.

"If we don't have enough translators, some of the knowledge cannot reach our children for them to read, so this matter should be given due attention," he said in his speech at the presentation of the National Translation Award 2012.

Muhyiddin hoped the incentive scheme would encourage more people to do translation work on a full-time basis and no longer part-time, and that they had a role in introducing local culture and sharing thoughts with the rest of the world.

"For example, Germany and Turkey are able to promote their respective culture and literature through the German-Turkish translation awards, thus also giving good economic returns," he said.

The prime minister said to reach such a goal, students had no other choice but to widen their knowledge and sharpen their thinking, besides being exposed to knowledge in various languages from original or translated works.

Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, said with the rapid shift in the world of education, there must be more earnest efforts to enrich knowledge that were available in various languages.

He said besides encouraging the people to master various languages to enable them to acquire more knowledge, translation of important works into the national language must also continue.

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