Jom Kita Bincang! - Sustainability, health, and social issues through children’s literature
Children's literature can be a big inspiration for young minds and thus society at large.
Tue Jun 11 2024
It's About YOUth: Harnessing the power of children's stories
How can children's literature be used to spark discussion on sustainability, health and social issues? Stockholm University’s Elina Druker and Architects of Diversity’s Neila Maryam explore the power of stories, and ways to cultivate the habit of reading.
Fri Mar 08 2024
Should Taylor Swift be taught alongside Shakespeare? A professor of literature says yes
Taylor Swifts songs and Shakespeares Sonnets are meditations on deeply personal aspects of their narrators experiences.
Sat Feb 24 2024
Language, literature aspects of civilisation that mustn't be sidelined - PM Anwar
PM Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said a nation cannot also develop without progress in civilisation.
Tue May 30 2023
Long shunned, ebooks are becoming the order of the day
As one of the more beneficial effects of the pandemic, literature lovers seem to have finally embraced the ebook.
Sun Jan 09 2022
'Superhumans': The acclaimed author refusing to forget refugees
Kim Thuy says 'refugee literature' has the power to restore lost identities and reveal the potential of these "superhumans".
Sat Oct 30 2021
Nation building powered by stories
Ninot Aziz shares why the Hikayat and historical literature should have a place in every Malaysian classroom.
Wed Sep 15 2021
Application for MyCreative literature, book publication grants opens from today
MyCreative Ventures has reopened applications for Literarature and Book Publishing grants from July 19 to Aug 30.
Tue Jul 20 2021
First collection of Shakespeare's plays sells for almost $10 million
It includes 18 plays that had never been published before and might have been lost, including "Macbeth" and "Julius Caesar."
Thu Oct 15 2020
American poet Louise Glck wins Nobel literature prize
The Nobel Prize for literature was awarded to American poet Louise Glck on Thursday "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal".
Thu Oct 08 2020
Literary associations welcome Awang Sariyan's appointment to DBP
Malaysian literary associations have welcomed the appointment of language and literature icon Datuk Dr Awang Sariyan as chairman of Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka's board of governors.
Wed May 27 2020
You May Have Lost Everything But You Will Always Have Words
Literary leading light Bernice Chauly is the living embodiment of the power of the written word in breathing life, reviving hopes and shaping futures.
Tue Sep 17 2019
You May Have Lost Everything But You Will Always Have Words
Literary leading light Bernice Chauly is the living embodiment of the power of the written word in breathing life, reviving hopes and shaping futures.
Tue Sep 17 2019
Bob Dylan accused of borrowing some of Nobel lecture from study guide
Bob Dylan has been accused of borrowing heavily for part of the Nobel Literature Prize lecture he finally delivered to the Swedish Academy last week.
Thu Jun 15 2017
Nobel saga all over now as Dylan finally gets prize
Bob Dylan got the Nobel Literature prize-giving he wished for on Saturday, a Swedish broadcaster reported, finally receiving his diploma and medal in a private ceremony in Stockholm.
Sun Apr 02 2017
Abidin takes oath of office as Sungai Bakap assemblyman
The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.
Fri Nov 22 2024
UPNM cadet officer charged with injuring junior, stomping on him with spike boots
A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.
Fri Nov 22 2024
How Indian billionaire Gautam Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unraveled
The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Elon Musk blasts Australia's planned ban on social media for children
Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Trump picks Pam Bondi for US Attorney General after Gaetz withdraws
Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Ringgit extends uptrend against greenback in early trade
At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Lebanon's only burn unit treats toddlers after Israeli strikes
The hospital hallways echo with the screams of children as anxious parents await news from doctors.
Fri Nov 22 2024
AI revolutionising sports to develop world-class athletes
Can a young Orang Asli child from Gua Musang, Kelantan be turned into an Olympic champion in 2036?
Fri Nov 22 2024
Selangor records 1,354 out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies from 2023 to Sept 2024
Anfaal Saari emphasises the seriousness of the issue, especially involving children and teenagers under 18 years old.
Thu Nov 21 2024
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Thu Nov 21 2024