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Rest in power, the one & only terrific poet, encik Salleh Ben Joned

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The curse of patents and copyrights

Another one of the realties of modern life is, like death and taxes, the patent and the copyright. I deal with copyright... https://t.co/p2Wxcdbcn8

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Literature is Sacred says Faisal Tehrani

Faisal Tehrani has never been one to play it safe. He starts his interview with this:

"I believe that Literature with capital L is sacred. I have faith in Literature. It... https://t.co/LZO1tor9pm

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Ever heard of a Book Nook?

Have you seen the words book nook popping up on social media in recent days, along with images of crafted alleyways, and structures acting as dividers on bookcases?

To tell you the truth I missed... https://t.co/dl6y7pPF7D

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Borneo palm oil fires: is this the true story?

I must admit I ignored this story when I first saw it two days ago: not another third world bashing story, I thought.

Bottom line: it's about... https://t.co/GC2DO4Qi1F

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And now for something completely different ... (sorry, Monty Python) ... Malaysia's straight edge punk rock band.

This is from the BBC

Punk rockers have almost always been (unfairly perhaps) associated with nihilism.... https://t.co/u1YgzxPkVx

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Malay Seals from the Islamic World of Southeast Asia
by Annabel Teh Gallop
NUS published with the British Library

This is fantastic (if expensive) book on over 2000 seals used in the different kingdoms of the... https://t.co/W2at6jWgbx

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Looks like we are back to the same point: should government be involved in business?

This a question that has been asked many times before. When a private business fails, they close down, sell out and move on.... https://t.co/vaySzJNHac

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Four new books

Bright Landscapes - Daphne Lee
Ten stories that drift between the Bright landscapes of our world and the shadowy depths of myth, legend and supernatural fantasy.
Everything is magic if you it it be.... https://t.co/wXYgM8Xxd7

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Frequently asked question: how did Shih-Li make it so big?

The question is annoying as is predictable. Everybody wants to know, “How did she become such an overnight sensation?” “How... https://t.co/VcZ8kSDUkm

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Frankfurt 2019: good news, the Malaysian bodek culture is alive and well.

The Minister came a calling yesterday and the reaction was predictable as was nauseating. He was swamped immediately, like in the old days.... https://t.co/TfSa7HU776

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Malaysian stand in Frankfurt is chaotic as usual; totally disorganised.

Nothing new, right? I was at the stand 4.00pm yesterday afternoon to put up some books, and it was still a construction zone. The stand was... https://t.co/8CidNv5oYB

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The Booker Prize shortlist is out. And Atwood and Rushdie are on it. Yawn!!!

What was the year Mathew Kneale's English Passengers lost to Peter Carey's True History of the Kelly Gang ... 2001? Well, that was the... https://t.co/7RVxL6uZBR

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Computers are taking over writing, and it's no longer Sci-fi. Or, is human intelligence merely a good idea?

Years ago, meaning about 4 decades ago, I read a book on technology that a computer were as dumb as a thoroughly... https://t.co/IvwLoxhL5j

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Storytelling at the Children's Book Week @ BangsarVillage2 by the Two Sisters.

Storytelling by (probably) the youngest Malaysian environmental activists, the Two Sisters at Bangsar Village 2 concourse on Saturday 17... https://t.co/z1VdsuJui7

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Is the Malaysian book industry dead?

If not completely dead, it’s terminally ill. A regular book buyer from Singapore came to Silverfish yesterday. He routinely does his rounds about once a month,... https://t.co/Qec6v0Zzf7

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Is a Malaysian National culture merely a pipe dream. Faisal... https://t.co/DUAMOEVCMI

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Visit Malaysia logo: don't know about plagiarism, but the language sure doesn't sound right.

I would have dismissed the slogan, ignored it, as just another form of 'mangled' English quite common in official (and... https://t.co/Xc73chNJvv

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Visit Malaysia logo: don't know about plagiarism, but the language sure doesn't sound right.

I would have dismissed the slogan, ignored it, as just another form of 'mangled' English quite common in official (and... https://t.co/HiOWsSrtGK

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Are interns supposed to be free labour? Sorry, I didn't get the memo.

And did Cuepacs actually say the paying interns was wrong? If... https://t.co/UyBvc3dECQ