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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 / 16 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 / 12 h ago

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

Traders along Jalan Burma have protested the barriers, saying the move has affected their sales. — Picture via Facebook

Malaysia / 5 h ago

Road barriers go up along George Town’s Jalan Burma as MBPP targets traffic congestion

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 / 9 h ago

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

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 / 15 h ago

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

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 / 11 h ago

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

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

Malaysia / 12 h ago

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

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

Life / 16 h ago

Beyond gadgets: Why physical books continue to captivate Malaysian readers

Pets and their owners sit inside a Thai movie theatre at Samut Prakan on June 10, 2023. The Selangor government cracked its whip in December 2025, days after a new mall in the state made headlines with its pet-friendly policy. — AFP pic

What You Think / 7 h ago

There are legal provisions to ban pets at malls — Hafiz Hassan

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 / 14 h ago

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

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 / 14 h ago

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

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 / 6 h ago

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

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

Malaysia / 10 h ago

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

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 / 9 h ago

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

The main suspect in the discovery of a woman’s body found in a bag buried at a house in Kampung Batu 4, Pedas, Rembau is escorted to the Magistrate’s Court in Seremban December 20, 2025. — Bernama pic

Malaysia / 6 h ago

Body found in bag: Police link money dispute to Pedas killing

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Bethlehem camp’s ‘lifeline’ football field faces Israeli demolition

Displaced Palestinian youths take part in a training session at the Aida Refugee Camp football pitch, next to the separation wall outside Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, December 16, 2025, a few weeks after an Israeli military decision to demolish the field. — AFP pic

AIDA CAMP (Palestinian Territories), Dec 20 — Earlier this month a group of Palestinian boys turned out to train at their local football pitch in the shadow of the wall separating Israel from the West Bank’s Aida refugee camp — and found a note at the gate.The children took the...

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A woman follows a TV broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual press conference in her apartment in Saint Petersburg on December 19, 2025. — AFP pic

Life / 13 h ago

Putin’s TV marathon: National costumes, marriage proposal and praise

The creator of the fake French coup video says he has no regrets despite making very little money off it. — AFP pic

Life / 13 h ago

Despite making only €7 from viral French ‘coup’ video, Burkinabe teen has no regrets

Tourists queue around the Trevi fountain in central Rome on December 19, 2025. — AFP pic

Life / 13 h ago

Save your coins: Rome to charge access to Trevi Fountain

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Irregular menstruation may be an early sign of hormonal disorders such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which can increase long-term health risks including uterine cancer, diabetes and heart disease, say health experts. — Bernama pic

16 h ago

Irregular periods: PCOS a silent killer affecting women

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

16 h ago

Beyond gadgets: Why physical books continue to captivate Malaysian readers

Victor Chin’s two-part zine titled ‘KL Pretty’ on display during the recent Kuala Lumpur Art Book Fair. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

16 h ago

‘KL Pretty’ and the obituaries for buildings: A zine mourning Dang Wangi’s forgotten architecture

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s prison diary sold 100,000 copies in under a week. — AFP pic

1d ago

From cell to bestseller list: Sarkozy’s prison diary doing better time than he is

London wakes in the mist of Westminster Bridge, as migrant night workers finish their shifts in silence. — AFP pic

1d ago

Ghosts of the night shift: The invisible migrant workforce powering Britain 24/7

Letters from Japanese prisoner Takanori Kuzuoka, photographed in Tokyo on November 5, 2025, detail his life in organised crime. — AFP pic

1d ago

The rise of ‘tokuryu’: Anonymous, online and ruthless gangs reshaping Japan’s underworld

The Norwegian palace said preparations are under way for a possible lung transplant for Crown Princess Mette-Marit, 52, after doctors noted a clear deterioration in her health. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit likely to undergo lung transplant after health setback

Tesla owners are reportedly buying escape tools and even switching cars as fears grow over electronic doors failing in emergencies. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Tesla drivers turn to escape tools — and even new cars — over fears of being trapped inside

Ahmed al Ahmed, who tackled a gunman during the Bondi Beach shooting, was overwhelmed after receiving more than A$2.5 million in donations from supporters worldwide. — Picture via X

1d ago

‘I deserve it?’: Australia’s ‘Bondi Hero’ overwhelmed by RM6.7m global outpouring

Antony Price, the British designer whose sharp tailoring and silk pastels shaped the look of Duran Duran’s ‘Rio’ era, has died aged 80. — Picture via DuranDuran.com

1d ago

From Roxy Music to ‘Rio’: Antony Price, the designer who dressed the soundtrack of an era, dies

Sarah Dzafce lost her Miss Finland title after a slanted-eyes gesture posted online sparked anger across East Asia. — Picture via Instagram/Sarah Dzafce

1d ago

Slanted-eyes gesture by Miss Finland prompts East Asia outrage and fallout at home

The Tsukiji Outer Market, long associated with sushi and seafood, becomes especially crowded in December as shoppers prepare for Japan’s New Year holiday. — AFP pic

1d ago

Tokyo’s famed Tsukiji Outer Market urges tour groups to avoid December visits — here’s why

Award recipients pose with senior dignitaries during an awards ceremony held in conjunction with the 10th anniversary of the Technology Depository Agency (TDA) on November 30, 2025. — TDA pic

1d ago

TDA fetes 18 government agencies and industry partners for tech transfer, local industry development

Gold letters removed from the front of a 20-year-old LG Whisen air conditioner after a viral YouTube video revealed they were made of pure gold. — Composite of images from YouTube/Ringring Unnie

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A 20-year-old LG air conditioner triggers South Korea’s unlikeliest gold hunt

The US is moving marijuana out of its strictest legal category, easing research rules — but stopping short of full federal legalisation. — Reuters pic

1d ago

Marijuana is being reclassified in US: What does that mean?

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