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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  / 13 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  / 8 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  / 11 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  / 6 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  / 13 h ago

Beyond gadgets: Why physical books continue to captivate Malaysian readers

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  / 8 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  / 9 h ago

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

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  / 11 h ago

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

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  / 10 h ago

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

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  / 5 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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

There are legal provisions to ban pets at malls — Hafiz Hassan

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  / 10 h ago

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

Traders along Jalan Burma have protested the barriers, saying the move has affected their sales. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Road barriers go up along George Town’s Jalan Burma as MBPP targets traffic congestion

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  / 11 h ago

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

Germany's CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer holds a news conference after a party board meeting in Berlin, Germany February 24, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

Germany warns against swift withdrawal from Afghanistan

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres attends a press briefing after presenting his agenda for disarmament during a conference at the University of Geneva on May 24, 2018 in Geneva. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

UN chief calls for global vaccination plan, urges G20 to lead effort

Five doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine before they are distributed to doctors and nurses at George Washington University Hospital in Washington December 14, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Pool pic via Reuters
World / 17 Feb 2021

EU says fighting growing cases of Covid vaccine fraud

A nurse prepares a shot of the Sinovac's CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine at a nursing home in Ankara, Turkey, January 19, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

Thai government feels heat from lawmakers over vaccine rollout

A protester holds up a poster featuring Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup at in front of the Central Bank of Myanmar in Yangon February 15, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

Suu Kyi’s lawyer ‘hoping for best, preparing for worst’

American company Moderna has started submitting initial data on its Covid-19 vaccine to the Health Sciences Authority in Singapore and will continue to roll in data as soon as it becomes available. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

EU says it has new deal with Moderna for 150 million vaccines this year, another 150 million in 2022

Indian journalists hold placards at a protest against sexual harassment in the media industry in New Delhi October 13, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

Indian minister loses high-profile #MeToo defamation case

A medic fills a syringe with Covaxin before administering it to a health worker during its trials, at the Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society in Ahmedabad, India, November 26, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

Indonesian firms sign up in droves to take part in proposed private vaccination scheme

A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson&Johnson; logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

S.Africa to administer first J&J Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday at Cape Town hospital

Members of the Uni party Joseph Goromido and Felicite Alphonse Digoue looks on during the election in the 17th government of New Caledonia, in Noumea, on February 17, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

Pro-independence leaders win majority on N. Caledonia govt

Russian police check a driver's documents near accommodation sites and venues in the Olympic Park in Adler near Sochi, December 31, 2013. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

Russia detains 19 suspected Islamists in coordinated raids

Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab arrives at Downing Street ahead of a cabinet meeting in London, Britain July 14, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

Raab: Easing of Covid lockdown does not depend on a single indicator

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign affairs Dominic Raab is seen outside Downing Street, London March 17, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

Britain says UAE should show the world Dubai’s Sheikha Latifa is alive

Pedestrians walk past graffiti reading u00e2u20acu02dcLockdown 3: The Nightmare after Christmasu00e2u20acu2122 painted on a boarded up restaurant in Manchester, England, February 15, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 17 Feb 2021

Great Escape: UK could be back to work by July, says Daily Mail

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the South China Sea in this US Navy picture taken October 29, 2015. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 17 Feb 2021

US ship sails in South China Sea by China-claimed islands

Women wearing protective masks look on as they walk on a street after the government announced new cases of Covid-19, in Dili, East Timor, April 16, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 17 Feb 2021

With Covid-19 crisis close by, East Timor sweats on vaccine delivery