Posted on 02 February 2009 By Zedeck Siew.
(Pic by James Long) PETALING JAYA, 29 Jan 2009: The government should consistently update laws governing the book industry so that they are specific and take into account the realities of the business, the Malaysian Booksellers Association (MBA) said. “We should revisit the rules every year,” MBA secretary Keith Thong told The Nut Graph in [...]
Tags: Home Ministry, Mabopa, Malaysian Book Publishers Association, Malaysian Booksellers Association, PTS Publications, Printing Presses and Publications Act, Rahsia Arqam, ann wan seng, book banning, book confiscations, book seizure, guidelines
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Posted on 27 November 2008 By Rafil Elyas.
The following is a response to the article Creation of award for authors of children’s books published on 14 Nov in The Nut Graph. In anticipation of the above, I’d like to propose a first draft of: Guidelines for the Malaysian Excellence in Literature Award for Youth Unity (Melayu) Submissions Submissions to Melayu must comply [...]
Tags: MELAYU, children, children's stories, conservative, fairytales, fatwa, fictional, funny, guidelines, infidels, interjections, islam, kafir, letter, om, questionable, satire, tomboys, writing guide, yoga
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