<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em><strong>Make your inner bookworm happy by sprucing up your reading corner. From avant-garde to retro, discover new and creative ways to decorate your home with the bookcase of your dreams.</strong></em></p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><img alt="space-furniture_bnb-italias_haven" class="caption" src="http://edgemarkets.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/pictures/space-furniture_bnb-italias_haven.png" style="color:rgb(136, 136, 136); font-family:asap; font-size:12px; font-weight:normal; height:600px; line-height:1.45em; margin:5px; width:600px" title="Shake things up in your living room or study with B&amp;B Italia’s Softwall shelf. Made from felt and designed by C Herhards &amp; A Glucker, this sculpture-like piece provides a unique solution for storage and organisation. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Space Furniture, RM31,745)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;" /></p></div>

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			<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><img alt="gudang-wewood_haven" class="caption" src="http://edgemarkets.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/pictures/gudang-wewood_haven.png" style="color:rgb(136, 136, 136); font-family:asap; font-size:12px; font-weight:normal; height:250px; line-height:1.45em; margin:5px; width:250px" title="The Wewood XI shelf easily takes centre stage in any room with its unique and distinctive shape. This quirky bookcase comes in a flat pack and holds together without any screws or nails. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Gudang, RM7,166)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;" /></p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>
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			<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><img alt="commune-apollo_haven" class="caption" src="http://edgemarkets.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/pictures/commune-apollo_haven.png" style="color:rgb(136, 136, 136); font-family:asap; font-size:12px; font-weight:normal; height:250px; line-height:1.45em; margin:5px; width:250px" title="This Apollo bookcase offers a visually interesting play of squares and rectangles beautifully expressed in dark wood &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Commune, RM16,000)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;" /></p></div>
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			<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><img alt="smuk-living_hay-woody_haven" class="caption" src="http://edgemarkets.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/pictures/smuk-living_hay-woody_haven.png" style="color:rgb(136, 136, 136); font-family:asap; font-size:12px; font-weight:normal; height:250px; line-height:1.45em; margin:5px; width:250px" title="Hay’s Woody High shelving system is a modern interpretation of a traditional ladder with a Scandinavian touch. With the shelves embodying the spirit of modernism, be inspired to decorate your living space with a clean and simplistic look. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Smuk Living, RM6,000)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;" /></p></div>
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			<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><img alt="xtra-furniture_haven" class="caption" src="http://edgemarkets.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/pictures/xtra-furniture_haven.png" style="color:rgb(136, 136, 136); font-family:asap; font-size:12px; font-weight:normal; height:250px; line-height:1.45em; margin:5px; width:250px" title="Winner of numerous interior design awards, the MDF Random bookcase cleverly combines pleasing aesthetic with contemporary elegance. Finished in white lacquer, it is made of 6mm wood fibre panels and thick melamine at the back. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt; (Xtra Furniture, price upon request)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;" /></p></div>
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			<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><img alt="kare_haven" class="caption" src="http://edgemarkets.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/pictures/kare_haven.png" style="color:rgb(136, 136, 136); font-family:asap; font-size:12px; font-weight:normal; height:250px; line-height:1.45em; margin:5px; width:250px" title="Go retro with Kare’s charming Bilbao shelf. Its curved edges and chrome legs give this bookcase a character of its own. &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(Kare, RM6,983)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;" /></p></div>
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			<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><img alt="ikea-billy_haven" class="caption" src="http://edgemarkets.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/pictures/ikea-billy_haven.png" style="color:rgb(136, 136, 136); font-family:asap; font-size:12px; font-weight:normal; height:250px; line-height:1.45em; margin:5px; width:250px" title="For a more classic look, go with the Billy/Oxberg bookcase with its vintage frame and glass doors &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;(IKEA, RM718) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;" /></p></div>
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<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>This article first appeared in <em>The Edge haven</em>, on Issue #73 June + July 2015.</p></div>


Make your inner bookworm happy by sprucing up your reading corner. From avant-garde to retro, discover new and creative ways to decorate your home with the bookcase of your dreams.

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The Selangor Islamic Religious Department (JAIS) has been ordered to conduct an immediate investigation into all welfare homes and Islamic schools in the state associated with Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB) Holdings and its network, according to the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS).

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<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): Malaysia’s thriving building and construction industry is central to the country’s economic development and plays a pivotal role in nation-building. In conjunction with Malaysia Day this year, some of the country’s top property developers and key real estate associations share their thoughts on what being Malaysian means to them and their organisations, as well as their hopes for the country.</p>


<p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): Inspired by the ongoing “Naomi: In Fashion” exhibition at the Victoria &amp; Albert museum in London, we take a look at some of the most unforgettable moments in the groundbreaking model, cultural icon and activist’s 40-year (and counting) career history, starring Suganya Bala Subramaniam.&nbsp;</p>


<p>PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (Sept 14): A fuel truck exploded on a road in Haiti's southern peninsula on Saturday, killing at least 25 people, according to local media, and leaving dozens of survivors with serious burns.</p>


<p>CAIRO (Sept 14): At least three people were killed and 49 others wounded in a collision between two passenger trains in Zagazig city northeast of Cairo, Egypt's health ministry said on Saturday.</p>


<p>CARACAS/MADRID/WASHINGTON (Sept 14): Two Spaniards, three US&nbsp;citizens and a Czech have been arrested in Venezuela on suspicion of links to alleged plans to destabilise the South American country, a top Venezuela official said on Saturday.</p>


<p>BENGALURU (Sept 14): Canada's ABC Technologies Holdings Inc proposed a revised buyout of London-listed automotive components supplier TI Fluid Systems at 176 pence (US$2.31, or RM9.94) per share on Sept 4, the companies said on Saturday.</p>
