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Youth and Sports Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari poses with the national squash team, celebrating their haul of four gold and two silver medals after the men’s and women’s singles finals at the Thailand SEA Games 2025. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 18 h ago

Malaysia breaks SEA Games medal tally record abroad with 221 medals in Bangkok

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  / 7 h ago

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

A US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey approaches for landing at Mercedita International Airport amid ongoing military movements in Puerto Rico, December 18, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 17 h ago

How Trump’s Venezuela embargo could put Taiwan at risk

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  / 5 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  / 7 h ago

Beyond gadgets: Why physical books continue to captivate Malaysian readers

Negeri Sembilan Deputy Police Chief SAC Muhammad Idzam Jaafar said the man, in his early 50s, was detained around Genting Sempah, Pahang this afternoon. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Police arrest second man in Rembau body-in-bag murder case

Letters from Japanese prisoner Takanori Kuzuoka, photographed in Tokyo on November 5, 2025, detail his life in organised crime. — AFP pic
Life  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

PFM Chief Executive Officer and Honorary Secretary Zahrin Aris said the amendments would better protect the rights and welfare of creative practitioners while reinforcing Finas’ role as a key driver in the development of the local content industry. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Finas Act amendments a game-changer for Malaysia’s film industry, says producers’ group

Christmas decorations are seen at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

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

London wakes in the mist of Westminster Bridge, as migrant night workers finish their shifts in silence. — AFP pic
Life  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 4 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  / 5 h ago

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

French film director Jean-Pierre Jeunet. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 18 Jan 2020

‘Amelie’ and ‘La La Land’ directors sign up with Netflix

Canadian singer Celine Dion arrives for the Alexandre Vauthier Women's Fall-Winter 2019/2020 Haute Couture collection fashion show in Paris July 2, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 18 Jan 2020

‘Maman Dion,’ mother of singer Celine, dies at 92

Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

Finas aims higher with this year’s Malaysia Film Festival

Bong Joon-ho poses backstage with his Best Motion Picture u00e2u20acu201d Foreign Language award for u00e2u20acu02dcParasiteu00e2u20acu2122 in California January 5, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

‘Parasite’ raises hope of breakthrough for world cinema in US

In this file photo taken on January 18, 2016, a woman holds a sign reading u00e2u20acu02dcJustice for Nisman! Memory and Truthu00e2u20acu2122 during a vigil on the first anniversary of Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nismanu00e2u20acu2122s death in Buenos Aires. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

Netflix docuseries revives debate over Argentine prosecutor’s death

PU Abu would have never thought that him wishing to see his baby born would result in such backlash from social media users. u00e2u20acu201d Screengrab via Instagram/@_sufyanmokhtar.
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

Controversial preacher PU Abu slammed for asking unborn child to ‘wait’ for him

The Recording Academy CEO Deborah Dugan announces nominations for the 2020 Grammy Awards at a news conference in Manhattan, New York November 20, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

Recording Academy puts chief executive on leave days ahead of Grammys

Cuban jazz musician Roberto Fonseca plays the piano during a rehearsal in Havana December 11, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

‘Crazy’ Cuban jazz musician Fonseca putting home fans first

The 33-year-old began making headlines last year when she stopped wearing the tudung. u00e2u20acu201d Picture from Instagram/Fathia Latiff
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

After controversial year, actress Fathia Latiff says she doesn’t have mental illness, intends to ‘control’ herself

British chef Gordon Ramsay. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

Chef Gordon Ramsay to preside in a new food show for the BBC

In this file photo taken on October 21, 2015 French director Christophe Ruggia addresses the media during the launch of u00e2u20acu02dcThe Appeal of Calaisu00e2u20acu2122 in Paris. u00e2u20acu201d AFP
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

French prosecutors charge filmmaker Ruggia with sexual assault of minor

Singer Nikki Palikat will reprise her role as St Mary Euphrasia in the upcoming restaging. u00e2u20acu201d Picture from Ticket Charge Malaysia
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

Malaysian musical on life story of Good Shepherd charity founder back by popular demand (VIDEO)

Actor Joaquin Phoenix at the u00e2u20acu02dcJokeru00e2u20acu2122 premiere during the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall. u00e2u20acu2022 AFP pic
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

US host sorry for mocking Joaquin Phoenix ‘cleft lip’

US singer Ariana Grande at Billboardu00e2u20acu2122s 13th Annual Women In Music event at Pier 36 in New York City on December 6, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

Ariana Grande sued by hip hop artist who says she stole hit single ‘7 Rings’

Film producer Harvey Weinstein departs his sexual assault trial at New York Criminal Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York January 16, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

Seven Weinstein jurors picked as model Gigi Hadid is excused

Spike Jonze will direct 'Beastie Boys Story'. u00e2u20acu201d Picture courtesy of Apple
Showbiz / 17 Jan 2020

Apple TV highlights: 'Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet' trailer, Beastie Boys documentary (VIDEO)