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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  / 9 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  / 19 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  / 7 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  / 9 h ago

Beyond gadgets: Why physical books continue to captivate Malaysian readers

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  / 4 h ago

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

Christmas decorations are seen at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

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

Letters from Japanese prisoner Takanori Kuzuoka, photographed in Tokyo on November 5, 2025, detail his life in organised crime. — AFP pic
Life  / 19 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  / 6 h ago

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

London wakes in the mist of Westminster Bridge, as migrant night workers finish their shifts in silence. — AFP pic
Life  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 1 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  / 2 h ago

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

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  / 7 h ago

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

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 / 10 Jan 2020

HBO to produce ‘Parasite’ miniseries

Netflix will invest up to US$100 million for an expanded office in Manhattan and six sound stages in Brooklyn. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 10 Jan 2020

Netflix appeals Brazil judge’s order to pull gay Christ comedy

Warner Bros is looking to Cinelytic to guide them on movie-making decisions. u00e2u20acu201d Picture courtesy of Cinelytic via AFP
Showbiz / 10 Jan 2020

Warner Bros to use AI to make assortment of movie-making decisions

Mac Miller at the Governors Ball Music Festival, June 4, 2016 in New York. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 10 Jan 2020

Mac Miller’s family details posthumous album ‘Circles’

US singer Akon at the MTV Europe Awards, November 3, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 10 Jan 2020

Singer Akon signs tourism deal in Senegal homeland

Judge James Burke speaks during film producer Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial in New York January 9, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
Showbiz / 10 Jan 2020

Judge refuses to remove himself after Weinstein's lawyers claim bias

British actor Nicholas Hoult u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 10 Jan 2020

Nicholas Hoult to join Tom Cruise for next 'Mission: Impossible'

British singer David Bowie at the Zenith in Paris in 2002. u00e2u20acu201d AFP picn
Showbiz / 10 Jan 2020

New posthumous records by David Bowie to be released in 2020 (VIDEO)

Chad Smith, drummer of the US rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers performs at the main stage of Rock in Rio festival, Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 3, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 10 Jan 2020

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith teases new album with John Frusciante (VIDEO)

Hailee Steinfeld unveiled the music video for her latest single, u00e2u20acu02dcWrong Direction.u00e2u20acu2122 u00e2u20acu201d Screen capture via YouTubeHailee Steinfeld
Showbiz / 09 Jan 2020

Hailee Steinfeld shares new video for ‘Wrong Direction’ (VIDEO)

Jeremy Irons will head the jury at the 70th anniversary of the Berlin film festival this year. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 09 Jan 2020

Jeremy Irons to head 2020 Berlin film festival jury

Harvey Weinstein arrives using a walker at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York January 6, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 09 Jan 2020

Will having a lead female defence attorney help Harvey Weinstein? The jury is out

Film producer Harvey Weinstein sits next to his lawyer Benjamin Brafman inside Manhattan Criminal Court during an arraignment in New York July 9, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Jefferson Siegel/Pool pic via Reuters
Showbiz / 09 Jan 2020

‘Hope, Heartbreak and Hollywood Classics’: Harvey Weinstein’s trial reading

A screengrab from horror flick u00e2u20acu02dcBrahms: The Boy 2u00e2u20acu2122 that stars Katie Holmes among others.
Showbiz / 09 Jan 2020

Katie Holmes takes on a terrifying doll in ‘Brahms: The Boy 2’ (VIDEO)

u00e2u20acu02dcGuangu00e2u20acu2122 won the best film award at the APFF last night. u00e2u20acu201d Picture from Twitter/ahmad_syazli
Showbiz / 09 Jan 2020

Malaysian film 'Guang' wins Best Film at the 59th Asia Pacific Film Festival in Macau (VIDEO)

Film producer and Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg speaks about the short-form video streaming service for mobile Quibi during a keynote address at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 8, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
Showbiz / 09 Jan 2020

Quibi hopes ‘quick bite’ TV for smartphones wins viewers