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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

Bursa Malaysia ended the week sharply higher, climbing to an almost 15-month high. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Money  / 19 h ago

Bursa Malaysia hits 15‑month high as banking stocks lead rally

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

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

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  / 4 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  / 18 h ago

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

Malaysia celebrates first SEA Games diving gold, courtesy of Nur Eilisha Rania Muhammad Abrar Raj and Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi. — Reuters pic
Sports  / 19 h ago

Perfect synchrony pays off as Nur Eilisha Rania and Nurul Farisya Alia win SEA Games diving gold

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

Christmas decorations are seen at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

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

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  / 18 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

Rodrigo Duterte speaks in front of a communist rebel group New People's Army (NPA) flag during the release of five policemen held by the rebels for a week, in Davao city, southern Philippines, April 25, 2016. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Feb 2021

Philippine critics in firing line of anti-communist misinformation war

Myanmar's military checkpoint is seen on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar February 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Feb 2021

Nearly 140 NGOs from 31 countries ask UN for Myanmar arms embargo

A woman reacts outside a prison where inmates were killed during a riot that the government described as a concerted action by criminal organisations, in Guayaquil, Ecuador February 23, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Feb 2021

Ecuador raises death toll from prison riots to 79, says situation controlled

Democratic US presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop in Los Angeles, California March 4, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Feb 2021

Biden revokes Trump ban on many green card applicants

Demonstrators hold placards during a rally against the military coup in front of Indonesian embassy in Yangon February 24, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Feb 2021

Myanmar students, doctors plan more protests against military rule as US criticises Malaysia for deportations

A nurse prepares a syringe with the Covid-19 Moderna vaccine for a worker of the New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (FDNY EMS) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York December 23, 2020. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters picn
World / 25 Feb 2021

US senators weigh paring back Biden’s US$1.9t Covid-19 aid plan

A worker of the New York City Fire Department Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (FDNY EMS) receives a Covid-19 Moderna vaccine in New York December 23, 2020. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 25 Feb 2021

Moderna is developing booster shot for new coronavirus variants, increases vaccine production target

A demonstrator holds picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a protest in front of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 5, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Feb 2021

US report on Khashoggi death expected to single out Saudi crown prince, say sources

A nine-year-old Black girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police in the US city of Rochester. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 25 Feb 2021

US murder suspect ‘cooked’ victim’s heart, says report

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un applauds at the 8th Congress of the Workersu00e2u20acu2122 Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo supplied by North Koreau00e2u20acu2122s Central News Agency (KCNA) January 11, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d KCNA handout pic via Reuters
World / 25 Feb 2021

N.Korea’s Kim calls for tougher discipline in his military

The Iranian flag flutters in front the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Feb 2021

US says patience on Iran talks not ‘unlimited’

Vials with a sticker reading, 'COVID-19/Coronavirus vaccine/Injection only' and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration October 31, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 25 Feb 2021

Large real world study confirms Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine 94pc effective

This handout photo shows a detail of the 16 tonnes cocaine shipment they seized on February 24, 2021, the biggest-ever haul of the drug in Europe, in Hamburg, Germany. u00e2u20acu201d AFP / Hamburg Customs Investigation Office pic
World / 24 Feb 2021

23 tonnes of cocaine seized in Europe’s biggest haul

Officials say 37 prisoners died at two jails in the western port city of Guayaquil, 34 at a prison in Cuenca in the south, and eight in the central Andean town of Latacunga. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 24 Feb 2021

Ecuador prison riot toll rises to 79

Carlos Ghosn was smuggled out of Japan in December 2019 while facing financial misconduct charges. u00e2u20acu201d AFP file pic
World / 24 Feb 2021

Turkey sentences three to jail for helping Ghosn flee Japan

Attendees sign up at the National Rifle Association (NRA) booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) annual meeting at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, US, February 27, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 24 Feb 2021

NRA sues NY attorney general, says she wants to destroy ‘political enemy’