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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  / 10 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

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

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

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

A woman wearing a face mask walks along Red Square in central Moscow January 12, 2021, amid the crisis linked with the Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2021

Russia extends ban on UK flights till March 16 over coronavirus variant

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 / 16 Feb 2021

Hong Kong advisory panel approves China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

Workers cleaning windows of a building are seen behind China's national flag at a commercial district in Beijing in this April 20, 2015 file photo. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 16 Feb 2021

China’s ambassador to Myanmar says situation ‘not what China wants to see’

Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov speaks during an interview in Kyiv, Ukraine January 21, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 16 Feb 2021

Ukrainian minister says ‘information attacks’ will hit vaccine procurement

Police officers block a street during a demonstration against restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease in Rotterdam January 26, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 16 Feb 2021

Dutch coronavirus curfew shot down by court in blow to government

A healthcare worker receives a second dose of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease at the Posta Central hospital in Santiago, Chile January 14, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picn
World / 16 Feb 2021

Japan to start inoculation drive tomorrow with 40,000 medical workers

Alexei Navalny, who is accused of slandering a Russian World War Two veteran, stands inside a defendant dock before a court hearing in Moscow February 5, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Press Service of Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow via Reuters
World / 16 Feb 2021

Russian state prosecutors seek fine for Kremlin critic Navalny in slander case

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un speaks during a Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) meeting in this undated photo released on December 22, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d KCNA pic via Reuters
World / 16 Feb 2021

N. Korean hackers tried to steal Pfizer vaccine know-how, lawmaker says

NLD supporter holds up a picture of party co-founder Aung San Suu Kyi outside Myanmar's embassy after the military seized power from a democratically elected civilian government and arrested her, in Bangkok February 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 16 Feb 2021

Myanmar police file additional charge against Aung San Suu Kyi, says lawyer

Alexei Navalny, who is accused of slandering a Russian World War Two veteran, stands inside a defendant dock before a court hearing in Moscow February 5, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Press Service of Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow via Reuters
World / 16 Feb 2021

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny back in court for slander trial

US blogger Avijit Roy has been murdered and his wife critically wounded in a machete attack. u00e2u20acu201d Facebook pic
World / 16 Feb 2021

Bangladesh sentences five to death for killing US blogger

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World / 16 Feb 2021

To avoid fate that befell Malaysia’s 1MDB, Jokowi names Indonesia banker as CEO of sovereign wealth fund targeting US$20b

A motorist drives past a rock wall covered with ice on Interstate 71 as snow begins to fall in Louisville, Kentucky, US, February 15, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 16 Feb 2021

Cold snap leaves one dead, over four million without power in Texas

Police and protective services stand inside a station as people walk along a street in Melbourne February 12, 2021, after authorities ordered a five-day state-wide lockdown to stamp out a new coronavirus outbreak. u00e2u20acu201d AFP picnn
World / 16 Feb 2021

Australia approves AstraZeneca vaccine, bolstering inoculation programme

Musicians participate during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon February 16, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 16 Feb 2021

Myanmar junta cuts internet again to grind down anti-coup rallies

Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, leaves the Court of Final Appeal by prison van in Hong Kong, China February 9, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 16 Feb 2021

Two plead guilty in trial of nine Hong Kong democracy activists charged with illegal assembly