Old news because I'm slow: Datuk Dr Mohd Anuar Rethwan (Anwar Ridhwan) has been named Malaysia's 10th National Laureate.
From the New Straits Times: "Among others, the award (national laureate) carries a national recognition scroll, cash of RM60,000 and first-class ward facility at government hospitals."
No mention of the duties of the laureate. It's an award after all, to recognise a writer's achievements thus far, unlike the British poet laureateship or children's laureate post that come with responsibilities like composing poems for important state occasions and promoting the reading and writing of children's literature, respectively.
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