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This file picture taken on August 26 shows an aerial view of Google’s first data centre under construction at Elmina Business Park, Selangor. The hyperscale facility will cover 51 hectares and is scheduled for completion in early 2026. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 11 h ago

The tropical penalty: Operating data centres in Malaysia’s hotter, drier future

National diving athletes, Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi (left) and Nur Eili Sha Rania Muhammad Abrar Raj pose with the gold medals they have won in the 10-metre synchronised event at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, at the Assumption University Aquatic Centre in Bangkok December 19, 2025. — Bernama pic

Sports / 6 h ago

SEA Games: Malaysia claim best gold tally since 2019, surpass Singapore in standings

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim welcomed the IMF’s positive assessment of Malaysia’s economy, saying the government remains focused on prudent management, job creation, and accelerating reforms.— Bernama pic

Malaysia / 9 h ago

PM Anwar welcomes IMF nod, says focus now on jobs and rebuilding public confidence

BookXcess founder Jacqueline Ng believes that reading should not be exclusive to the privileged. — Picture by Sayuti Zainduin

Life / 11 h ago

Beyond gadgets: Why physical books continue to captivate Malaysian readers

A view of Panorama Bukit Antarabangsa, where participants can be seen during the National Field Archery Championship 2025 in Hulu Kelang, Ampang Jaya today. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 3 h ago

From tragedy to thriving terrain: How Panorama Bukit Antarabangsa is being reimagined as Ampang Jaya’s newest green escape

Christmas decorations are seen at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Religious affairs minister: No ban on non-Islamic festive decor in halal-certified premises, but worship items not allowed

Graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza said he was released on police bail after being detained and questioned over a social media post involving Johor’s Tunku Mahkota Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim. — Picture via Facebook/Fahmi Reza

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Fahmi Reza out on police bail after post on TMJ sparks 284 police reports

JPJ senior director of enforcement Datuk Muhammad Kifli Ma Hassan said the figures were recorded under OpLuxury, covering the period from January 1 to December 18, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 5 h ago

JPJ: Over 2,600 luxury vehicle owners caught with expired road tax this year, Porsche drivers top list

Kinabatangan Umno Youth chief Mohd Naim Kurniawan Moktar, who earlier said he was not keen to contest the Lamag state by-election following his father’s death, has since been named Barisan Nasional’s candidate for the Kinabatangan parliamentary by-election. — Picture via Facebook/Naim Moktar

Malaysia / 8 h ago

Bung Moktar’s son named BN candidate for Kinabatangan by-election

A total of 18,537kg of cocaine, ketamine, and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) worth RM1.53 billion were seized during the operation across the Klang Valley on December 16, 2025. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Busted: Cops find RM1.53b in drugs cooking behind luxe facades in Cheras and Sungai Chua

The victim’s body is seen being retrieved by rescue personnel at the scene. — Picture courtesy of police

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Woman’s body found in river near Sunway Putra Mall, police classify case as sudden death

This photo illustration taken in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2025 shows photographs, including of former US president Bill Clinton, Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson and Ghislaine Maxwell, after the US Justice Department began releasing the long-awaited records from the investigation into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — AFP pic

World / 7 h ago

Epstein files released: Clinton appears in redacted trove, pages heavily blacked out

Police have detained a man in his 20s who survived the deadly house fire that killed a woman and her adopted child in Taman Rathna, Telok Air Tawar, after investigations found the blaze involved criminal elements. — Picture via Facebook/Pejabat Daerah & Tanah Seberang Perai Utara

Malaysia / 9 h ago

Police suspect foul play in Butterworth blaze, son under investigation over death of mother and child

This picture taken and released by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) on December 19, 2025 shows a smoke grenade after it was thrown at Taipei Main Station, in Taipei. Taiwan’s government raised security levels at major transportation stations after a man threw smoke grenades and attacked people in two busy metro stations, injuring at least eight people, officials said. —CNA/AFP pic

World / 8 h ago

Smoke bombs and stabbings kill three in Taipei metro, suspect confirmed dead

The MACC is reportedly coordinating with UK authorities to investigate an international law firm over alleged links to misappropriated 1MDB funds, focusing on cross-border financial flows and professional service providers. — Picture by Choo Choy May

Malaysia / 7 h ago

MACC working with UK in probe on law firm linked to US$1b 1MDB misappropriation

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Malaysia / 1 h ago

One Malaysian still missing in flood-hit Indonesia on Day 23, Wisma Putra says six others safe and back home

Devastating floods and landslides that struck Aceh Province have claimed the lives of 1,030 people to date, according to Indonesian official figures as of December 13, 2025. One Malaysian said to have been there during the disaster remains missing 23 days after a search-and-rescue began. — AFP pic

SEREMBAN, Dec 20 — The Foreign Ministry, through the Malaysian Consulate General in Medan, continues to closely monitor developments and coordinate response efforts related to the flood and landslide disasters affecting West Sumatra, North Sumatra and Aceh in Indonesia.Its Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, said that as of yesterday, seven...

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Digital Ministry secretary-general (sec-gen) Fabian Bigar said digital threats are no longer a matter of possibility; they are a reality and occur every day. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 46 m ago

Cyber999 logs over 5,700 cases as online fraud losses top RM700m till Sept 2025

Abang Johari (6th left) cuts the ribbon during the opening ceremony. — Ukas pic

Malaysia / 24 m ago

Premier: Sarawak set to establish board to regulate rice industry statewide

Abang Johari speaks to reporters after the opening ceremony. — Ukas pic

Malaysia / 22 m ago

Proposed new coastal road to cut Kuching–Sri Aman travel time to one hour, says Abang Johari

File photo for illustration purposes only. The animals, including oriental magpie robins, pythons and a monkey, were found at a fish farming platform during a joint operation. — AFP file pic

Malaysia / 6 m ago

MMEA seizes 245 protected animals in late-night raid off Batu Pahat

Universiti Malaya Chancellor Sultan Nazrin Shah of Perak (right) visits the university’s Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur to view ‘Legacy in Canvas’, a portrait exhibition honouring his father, the late Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, on December 20, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 55 m ago

‘UM Immersive 120’, launched by Sultan Nazrin, lets visitors experience university’s 120-year legacy

A total of 18,537kg of cocaine, ketamine, and methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) worth RM1.53 billion were seized during the operation across the Klang Valley on December 16, 2025. — Bernama file pic

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Busted: Cops find RM1.53b in drugs cooking behind luxe facades in Cheras and Sungai Chua

Shah Alam district police chief Assistant Commissioner Ramsay Embol said the raid was carried out at about 2.30pm on Thursday, by officers from the district Criminal Investigation Department. — Unsplash pic

Malaysia / 2 h ago

Cops rescue trafficked Indonesian women from Shah Alam mother-daughter duo, victims allegedly abused and unpaid

Perak is giving businesses a reprieve by deferring the ban on single-use plastic bags from January 1, 2026 to March 1, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

Malaysia / 4 h ago

Say no to plastic… in two more months: Perak postpones bag ban to March 1, 2026

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A 53 year old man was charged in court today with voluntarily causing hurt using a knife after a stabbing incident in Tampines. ― TODAY file pic

Singapore / 44 m ago

Singapore man charged over Tampines stabbing incident after arrest within six hours

A Singaporean man sanctioned by the United States over links to the suspected mastermind of one of Asia’s largest scam networks has been arrested in the city-state, police said yesterday. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

Singapore / 1 h ago

Singapore police arrest man connected to Cambodian tycoon accused of running scam empire

Police arrested a 17 year old boy after he allegedly robbed a man in Jurong West while armed with a karambit knife. — iStock pic

Singapore / 1 h ago

Singapore teen arrested in Jurong West for suspected armed robbery with karambit knife

A 36 year old Vietnamese woman was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail yesterday after admitting to bigamy, which is a criminal offence in Singapore. — TODAY pic

Singapore / 1 h ago

Singapore court jails Vietnamese woman 12 weeks for bigamy after secret marriage in Vietnam, lied about child

Ms Ng, who goes by mermaid.sg on TikTok and Instagram, deleted her social media accounts after the allegations surfaced. — Picture via X

Singapore / 1d ago

Singapore influencer Eunice Ng probed over alleged dog abuse

The court heard that Krish Khalifa had made a total of nine posts across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok showing himself holding or using e-vaporisers in public places and at home. — Reuters pic

Singapore / 2d ago

Singapore’s first social media vaping conviction sees man fined RM44,000

Singapore police said the case marks the first time a motorist will be charged over driving under the influence of etomidate after a crash in the city centre. — TODAY file pic

Singapore / 2d ago

Singapore to charge motorist over etomidate driving in first case of its kind

Louis Vuitton is suing ValueMax Retail in Singapore’s High Court, alleging trademark infringement and passing off over jewellery sold at a pawnshop outlet. — Reuters file pic

Singapore / 2d ago

Louis Vuitton sues Singapore pawnshop over alleged trademark infringement

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This photo taken on December 18, 2025 shows the front desk of the GV Hotel in Davao City, in the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao, where father-and-son duo Sajid and Naveed Akram stayed during their visit in November, weeks before they allegedly killed 15 people on Bondi Beach in Australia. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

Police: Bondi Beach shooting suspect visited gun shop during Philippines stay, CCTV review ongoing

People pay respects as the hearse carrying the casket of senior fireman Ho Wai-ho, who was killed in a deadly fire at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Tai Po, moves during his funeral in Hong Kong December 19, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 4 h ago

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 161, police say

SWAT team members leave Eslite Spectrum Nanxi store near Zhongshan station while the building is cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape, following an incident in which several were injured after a person released smoke bombs and attacked bystanders, according to the government and local media, in Taipei December 19, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 2 h ago

Taiwan president vows full inquiry after deadly Taipei metro attack

Claudio Neves Valente, suspect in the Brown University shooting in Providence, Rhode Island, picks up a vehicle at an Alamo Rent a Car on November 17, 2025 in this frame grab from CCTV released in an affidavit by the Providence Police on December 18, 2025. — Providence Police handout pic via Reuters

World / 5 h ago

US investigators probe Brown University shooter’s academic past, links to slain MIT professor

This photo illustration taken in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2025 shows photographs, including of former US president Bill Clinton, Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger, Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson and Ghislaine Maxwell, after the US Justice Department began releasing the long-awaited records from the investigation into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — AFP pic

World / 7 h ago

Epstein files released: Clinton appears in redacted trove, pages heavily blacked out

Hiyam Zarouri, 35, poses during a photo session in Paris on December 19, 2025. Zarouri is one of around 200 women to have accused Negre, a former human resources manager, of having spiked their hot drinks to belittle them. Investigators have discovered that between 2009 and 2018 Christian Negre preyed on 197 women job-seekers of all ages, whose names and reactions to the drug he listed in a spreadsheet, a source close to the case told AFP on condition of anonymity. — AFP pic

World / 33 m ago

Nearly 200 women allege ex‑HR manager at French culture ministry spiked drinks to humiliate them in job interviews

World / 2 h ago

Pakistan court jails ex-PM Imran Khan, wife 17 years in luxury gifts graft case

The newly added lettering for US President Donald Trump’s name is displayed at the facade of the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, a day after its board announced it would rename the institution The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Centre for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C. December 19, 2025. — Reuters pic

World / 4 h ago

Trump adds name to Kennedy Centre, unprecedented move stirs legal and political objections from Kennedy family

Money

Google has advised some employees on US visas to avoid international travel due to delays at embassies, Business Insider reported yesterday, citing an internal email. — Reuters pic

Money / 4 h ago

Business Insider: Google warns staff with US visas against international travel amid embassy delays of up to 12 months

IMF’s assessment of Malaysia’s economic performance reflects the nation’s prudent fiscal management, strong domestic demand, and commitment to structural reforms under the Madani Economy framework. — Picture by Yusof Isa

Money / 5 h ago

IMF notes Malaysia’s prudent fiscal management, commitment to reforms under Madani Economy, says Amir Hamzah

The ringgit is expected to experience profit-taking next week, hovering between RM4.07 and RM4.09 against the US dollar after hitting a near six-year high yesterday. — Picture By Choo Choy May

Money / 6 h ago

Ringgit poised for profit-taking after hitting near six-year high against US dollar

Bursa Malaysia is likely to consolidate its recent gains and trade within a narrow range next week as investors unwind tactical positions after this week’s strong performance. — Picture by Hari Anggara

Money / 6 h ago

Bursa Malaysia likely to consolidate gains, trade in narrow range next week after 15-month high

A Spanish consumer rights association yesterday said it had launched preliminary legal action against Google for allegedly collecting sensitive personal data and violating their right to privacy. — Reuters pic

Money / 5 h ago

Spanish consumer group moves to sue Google over alleged privacy violations affecting 37 million users

Elon Musk’s 2018 pay package from Tesla, once worth US$56 billion, was restored by the Delaware Supreme Court yesterday, nearly two years after a lower court struck down the compensation deal as ‘unfathomable.’ — Reuters pic

Money / 7 h ago

Musk wins appeal as Delaware Supreme Court restores 2018 Tesla pay package worth US$139b

A French court yesterday rejected the state’s request to suspend Shein’s site in France as ‘disproportionate’ after the Asian e-commerce giant removed illicit products sold on its platform. — AFP pic

Money / 7 h ago

Shein avoids suspension in France as court rules request ‘disproportionate’

The ringgit strengthened to the 4.07 level against the US dollar at Friday’s close, its strongest in nearly six years, following softer-than-expected US inflation data. — Reuters pic

Money / 22 h ago

Ringgit rises against US dollar and Asean peers, strongest since 2020, closing at 4.07

Sports

Malaysia’s Thinaah Muralitharan (front) and Pearly Tan play a point during their women’s doubles semifinal match against Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto at the BWF Badminton World Tour Finals at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province December 20, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 1 h ago

Malaysia’s top women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan‑M. Thinaah lose to Japanese pair in World Tour Finals semi‑finals

The national sepak takraw squad won the men’s regu gold medal at the SEA Games Thailand 2025 after defeating Vietnam 2-0 at Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium Stadium today. — Bernama pic

Sports / 1 h ago

Malaysia capture men’s regu gold in sepak takraw, finish SEA Games with 57 golds

National diving athletes, Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi (left) and Nur Eili Sha Rania Muhammad Abrar Raj pose with the gold medals they have won in the 10-metre synchronised event at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, at the Assumption University Aquatic Centre in Bangkok December 19, 2025. — Bernama pic

Sports / 6 h ago

SEA Games: Malaysia claim best gold tally since 2019, surpass Singapore in standings

Malaysian men's doubles players Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik compete in the 2025 SEA Games badminton final at Gymnasium 4, Thammasat University, Rangsit Campus in Bangkok December 14, 2025. — Bernama pic

Sports / 7 h ago

Malaysia’s Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun bow out of BWF World Tour Finals semi-finals race

National diving athletes, Nurqayyum Nazmi Mohmad Nazim (right) and Yong Rui Jie pose with the gold medal they won in the 3-meter rhythmic springboard event at the 2025 Thailand SEA Games at the Assumption University Aquatic Centre in Bangkok December 19, 2025. — Bernama pic

Sports / 6 h ago

Malaysia close SEA Games diving with two golds, Rui Jie-Nurqayyum deliver redemption

Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta controls the ball on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium in London December 13, 2025. — AFP pic

Sports / 2 h ago

Arteta says he must earn the right to Arsenal contract extension beyond 2027 by winning silverware

South Korea’s An Se-young hits a return to Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi during their women’s singles semi-final match at the BWF Badminton World Tour Finals at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province December 20, 2025. — Reuters pic

Sports / 5 h ago

World badminton champion Yamaguchi set for rematch with An in WTF semis; Popov, Shi reach men’s last four

The national equestrian polo team clinched the gold medal at the SEA Games Thailand 2025 after defeating Thailand 10-6.5 in the final of the 4-6 Goals event at the VS Sports Club & Siam Polo Park, Samut Prakan, yesterday. — Picture via Instagram/the.rmpa

Sports / 7 h ago

Malaysia ride past Thailand to clinch SEA Games equestrian polo 4-6 Goals gold