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Salman Rushdie off ventilator, talking following stabbing attack

Salman Rushdie off ventilator, talking following stabbing attack

Novelist Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed at a literary festival in New York, is now off the ventilator and is able to talk.
Sun Aug 14 2022
Salman Rushdie, novelist who drew death threats, on ventilator after New York stabbing

Salman Rushdie, novelist who drew death threats, on ventilator after New York stabbing

Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed; and his liver was stabbed and damaged, Andrew Wylie said.
Sat Aug 13 2022
Legendary novelist Wilbur Smith dies aged 88

Legendary novelist Wilbur Smith dies aged 88

Smith's novels have gripped readers for over half a century, selling over 140 million copies worldwide in more than thirty languages.
Sun Nov 14 2021
'Game of Thrones' creators to adapt Chinese sci-fi trilogy for Netflix

'Game of Thrones' creators to adapt Chinese sci-fi trilogy for Netflix

The books tell the story of humanity's first contact with an alien civilization.
Wed Sep 02 2020
SUHAKAM's Jerald Joseph: Peek Into Our Prisons, Pry Open A Window Into Our Souls

SUHAKAM's Jerald Joseph: Peek Into Our Prisons, Pry Open A Window Into Our Souls

Celebrated Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky and SUHAKAM Commissioner Jerald Joseph share a common bond, they both believe that humanity is best judged by looking at how they treat societys.
Wed Mar 14 2018
David Letterman to be awarded Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize

David Letterman to be awarded Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize

Letterman, who hosted 6,028 late-night shows in 33 years on the air, will be awarded the 20th annual prize named for the 19th century U.S. novelist and satirist on Oct. 22.
Wed May 17 2017
US 'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy dies at 70

US 'Prince of Tides' author Pat Conroy dies at 70

Pat Conroy, a US novelist whose books included "Prince of Tides" and "The Great Santini," died at the age of 70.
Sat Mar 05 2016
Novelist Jackie Collins dies at 77

Novelist Jackie Collins dies at 77

Jackie Collins, the best-selling author of romance novels, succumbed to breast cancer at the age of 77.
Sun Sep 20 2015
South Africa's Nobel-winning novelist Nadine Gordimer dies

South Africa's Nobel-winning novelist Nadine Gordimer dies

The author and anti-apartheid activist who became an icon through her unique insights into the country's social agonies, has died at the age of 90.
Tue Jul 15 2014
Wise words from Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Wise words from Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Although the late novelist is no longer around, his words will continue to inspire his readers all over the globe.
Sat Apr 19 2014
Presidents, celebrities mourn writer Garcia Marquez

Presidents, celebrities mourn writer Garcia Marquez

Presidents, writers and celebrities mourned the death of Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez bidding farewell to the famous novelist.
Fri Apr 18 2014
Garcia Marquez and Castro: A controversial friendship

Garcia Marquez and Castro: A controversial friendship

Garcia Marquez and met Castro shortly after the Cuban leader came to power, beginning a decades-long and controversial friendship.
Fri Apr 18 2014
Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Gabriel Garca Mrquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo.
Fri Apr 18 2014
Garcia Marquez feeling better, wants to go home

Garcia Marquez feeling better, wants to go home

The nobel-prize winning novelist was feeling better after being treated at a Mexico City hospital for lung infection.
Sun Apr 06 2014
Japan town fuming over Murakami fiction portrayal

Japan town fuming over Murakami fiction portrayal

A small Japanese town was fuming at best-selling novelist Haruki Murakami on Wednesday after a new story appeared to suggest its residents habitually throw lit cigarettes from car windows.
Wed Feb 05 2014
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat

Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?

Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN

The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation

Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will

It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM

This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film

'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer

The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina

The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children

Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024