KL's Alternative Bookfest setting records 13th time around

This year is the 13th edition of the Kuala Lumpur Alternative Bookfest (KLAB) and founder Amir Muhammad was a little unsure over whether there would be a high demand, given the far-reaching effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, he need not have worried, for 54 booths for the festival were snapped within a record eight minutes of being open to the public.

Malaysiakini caught up with the filmmaker/publisher on the first day of the four-day run at KL’s Central Market...