Anger in Malaysia as children taught animal cruelty in school books
The verb “to throw”, and its local language equivalents, are illustrated in the book in question...
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Category: S.E. Asia
Philippines Senator calls for digitisation of textbooks to ensure students do not have to share books
Will a proposed amendment to the Filipino book laws be enough to kick-start digitisation of the...
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Book Expo Thailand “drawing huge interest” with in-person event
It’s not clear if the results of the March online event informed Pubat’s decision to...
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Mapping the New Normal: Indonesia International Book Fair launches online Sept. 28 in the world’s fourth largest country by internet users
“IIBF Virtual 2020 opens the door for a new definition of bookstores, namely the online...
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Philippines: Manila International Book Fair rescheduled as online event in November
With 79 million people online the Philippines is on par with Germany as an internet nation, and...
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Singapore Book Awards 2020 held online. Dedicated awards for Best Ebook, Best Audiobook and Best Digital Marketing. Cookery book takes the main prize
A cookery book takes the big prize at this year’s Singapore Book Awards, held online this year...
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Mapping the New Normal: As Big Bad Wolf announces its debut Thailand online sale, global publishing faces a watershed moment
Such demand for English-language books in one-city events where prospective visitors are limited...
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Malaysia’s largest magazine publisher looked the other way as digital arrived. When Covid-19 arrived it paid the ultimate price
This past week the coronavirus crisis saw the closure of Malaysia’s largest magazine publisher,...
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Down but not out. Big Bad Wolf launches its first online event as Covid-19 puts the world’s biggest books sale on hold. Could the future of Big Bad Wolf be digital?
Since the launch of TNPS one of the regular features of our global publishing industry coverage...
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Malaysia: 2020-21 UNESCO World Book Capital ceremony postponed due to coronavirus
April should have seen a glorious ceremony in the Malaysian capital as the UAE’s Sharjah...
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Big Bad Wolf heads to the Philippines. 2 million books in a 24/7 11-day mega-sale
The Big Bad Wolf events in Myanmar and Cambodia are both set to finish today. We know that 50,000...
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Cambodia Book Fair sees record attendance. Needs bigger venue for 2020. English-language sales soar
It only lasts three days, but the Cambodia Book Fair, which was debuted in 2011 by the by the...
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