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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  / 11 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  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 10 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

BookXcess founder Jacqueline Ng believes that reading should not be exclusive to the privileged. — Picture by Sayuti Zainduin
Life  / 11 h ago

Beyond gadgets: Why physical books continue to captivate Malaysian readers

Christmas decorations are seen at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 8 h ago

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

The victim’s body is seen being retrieved by rescue personnel at the scene. — Picture courtesy of police
Malaysia  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 8 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  / 9 h ago

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

MIC president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran said delegates approved and submitted three motions to leave the BN coalition at their 79th MIC annual general assembly to their central working committee for consideration, but the decision will be postponed for the time being. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Zahid: MIC’s exit or stay in BN will be settled in January 2026

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
World  / 9 h ago

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

A medical worker shows a bottle of the Sinovac vaccine at the emergency hospital for the coronavirus disease patients in the Athlete Village in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 27, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnnnnn
World / 18 Feb 2021

Indonesia capital warns of big fines for refusing Covid-19 vaccine

US President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks during a televised speech on the current economic and health crises at The Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware January 14, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 18 Feb 2021

Democrats to unveil Biden’s US immigration reform bill

Former secretary of state of public function and mayor of Draveil, Georges Tron arrives for his trial at the courthouse of Bobigny, northeastern suburbs of Paris, on October 23, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 18 Feb 2021

Surprise in France as ex-minister convicted of rape

Pryte, in a blog post, said being part of Facebook would help its goal of establishing new ways for people to use the mobile Internet. u00e2u20acu201d AFP Relaxnews pic
World / 18 Feb 2021

Misinformation fears after Facebook blacks out news in Australia

Demonstrators run from a police water canon as they protest against the coup, in Naypyitaw February 18, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters/Stringer pic
World / 18 Feb 2021

Protesters out again in Myanmar, police use water cannon in capital

Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi makes a statement at the Foreign Ministry in Jakarta, Indonesia March 21, 2016. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 18 Feb 2021

Singapore, Indonesia say Asean can play important role in Myanmar

The Ahram-Farashband road blocked by a landslide triggered by an earthquake in Iran's southern Bushehr province December 27, 2019. Another earthquake of 5.8 magnitude shook northeastern Iran January 2, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 18 Feb 2021

Quake injures more than 30 in southwest Iran

Law enforcement officers stand guard outside a court building during a hearing to consider the case against Alexei Navalny for the suspected slander of a Russian World War Two veteran in Moscow February 5, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 18 Feb 2021

Russian court weighs jail term for anti-Kremlin activist under ‘undesirable’ law

German special police gather near the El-Irschad centre in Berlin, Germany, April 30, 2020, after Germany has banned Iran-backed Hezbollah on its soil and designated it a terrorist organisation. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 18 Feb 2021

German police raid criminal Arab, Chechen clans in Berlin, Brandenburg

A paramedic wearing a face shield prepares to administer a dose of COVISHIELD, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at a health centre in Jetalpur on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, January 16, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 18 Feb 2021

India to test travellers from Brazil, S. Africa, UK after detecting new virus strains

Pfizer/BioNTech say they could update their vaccine if needed. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 18 Feb 2021

BioNTech says ‘committed’ to supplying Taiwan with vaccine

A worker performs a quality check in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease vaccine, during a government-organised media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 18 Feb 2021

Hong Kong approves China’s Sinovac vaccine for emergency use

Protesters stand opposite Catalan regional police forces Mossos du00e2u20acu2122Esquadra during a demonstration against the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel in Barcelona February 17, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 18 Feb 2021

Protesters clash with Spanish police at rallies over rapper’s arrest

Protesters take part in a demonstration blocking a road with their cars and demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon February 18, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 18 Feb 2021

Myanmar junta targets paralysing strikes, as arrests near 500

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during an interview at Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York September 25, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 18 Feb 2021

Bangladesh orders Al Jazeera documentary be scrubbed from web

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who is accused of slandering a Russian World War Two veteran, stands inside a defendant dock during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia, Russia February 12, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picn n
World / 18 Feb 2021

Russia rejects calls from Europe court to release Navalny