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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 / 17 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 / 6 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 / 17 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 / 7 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

World

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Trump’s return, Gaza ceasefire and the AI boom: 10 events that defined 2025

Donald Trump takes the oath of office as Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump look on during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington January 20, 2025. — AFP pic

PARIS, Dec 20 — Donald Trump’s return to power, a ceasefire in Gaza and massive investments in artificial intelligence: Here are 10 events that defined 2025.Trump returns A protectionist offensive. Mass deportations of undocumented immigrants. Dismantling entire sections of the US federal government.Since his return to the White House for a...

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A wild female polar bear and her two cubs are seen at Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. From climate action and fragile ceasefires to a mega World Cup and lunar missions, these are the five global events to watch in 2026. — AFP pic

World / 3 h ago

From climate crunch to World Cup drama: Five big things to watch in 2026

In October, Tehran toughened its legislation and penalties for people accused of spying for Israel and the United States. — Reuters pic

World / 5 h ago

Iran puts to death alleged Mossad agent following June war with Israel

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 / 6 h ago

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

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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

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

8 h ago

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

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

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Taiwan president vows full inquiry after deadly Taipei metro attack

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

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Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 161, police say

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

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

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

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

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington, DC, December 19, 2025. — AFP pic

11 h ago

Rubio urges Hamas disarmament as US, regional envoys discuss next Gaza ceasefire phase

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

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

Displaced Palestinians stand next to destroyed houses in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip on December 19, 2025. A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on December 19, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remained dire. — AFP pic

14 h ago

UN says famine over in Gaza but warns ‘situation remains critical’ as food insecurity persists

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

14 h ago

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

A US Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System loads onto a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft within the US Central Command area of responsibility, December 19, 2025, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike as the US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for an attack on US personnel, US officials said. — US Air Force handout pic via Reuters

14 h ago

US strikes 70 IS sites in Syria after deadly attack on American soldiers, interpreter

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, speaks to the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025. — Reuters pic

17 h ago

Who will lead the US Federal Reserve next? What Trump’s picks say about the future of the country’s money and power

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

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How Trump’s Venezuela embargo could put Taiwan at risk

UAE airport authorities cancelled or delayed dozens of flights and roads were flooded in major cities as the heaviest rainstorm in months lashed the desert nation on Friday. — AFP pic

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From desert sands to floodwaters: UAE lashed by storm, flights axed and streets underwater

Brown University students and community members take a moment at a makeshift memorial for the victims of a December 13 mass shooting at the college campus in Providence, Rhode Island. — AFP pic

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US suspends green card lottery after Brown University shooting suspect used programme

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