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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

People fill forms before receiving a dose of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at a vaccination site in Shanghai, China January 19, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 13 Feb 2021

No end to pandemic without equal vaccine access, say experts

Cuban migrants, under the 'Remain in Mexico' programme, celebrate after media announced that Democratic US presidential nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 US presidential election in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico November 7, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 13 Feb 2021

Biden begins dismantling Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ asylum policy

Isreali Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Kohelet Policy Forum conference in Jerusalem, January 8, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 13 Feb 2021

White House denies Biden is snubbing Israel’s Netanyahu

People watch a TV showing a file picture for a news report on North Korea firing unidentified projectiles, in Seoul, South Korea, March 2, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 13 Feb 2021

US says North Korea an urgent priority for the United States

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange makes a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in central London, Britain February 5, 2016. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 13 Feb 2021

Biden administration files appeal pressing for Assange extradition

US President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing u00e2u20acu02dcphase oneu00e2u20acu2122 of the US-China trade agreement in Washington January 15, 2020. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 13 Feb 2021

Trump lawyers portray impeachment trial as Democratic score-settling

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 / 13 Feb 2021

Moderna wants to pack 50pc more Covid-19 vaccine per vial

Incoming Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi leaves after a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella at the Quirinale Palace, in Rome February 12, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 13 Feb 2021

Mario Draghi, eurozone saviour, now called to Italy’s side

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi leaves after a news conference following the ECB Governing Council meeting in Nicosia March 5, 2015. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 13 Feb 2021

Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi takes helm of crisis-hit Italy

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby receives a Covid-19 vaccine shot in London, Britain January 16, 2021 in this image obtained on social media. u00e2u20acu201d Picture from Twitter/@JustinWelby via Reuters
World / 12 Feb 2021

Hopes grow for lockdown easing as UK nears vaccine target

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 / 12 Feb 2021

French authority recommends single Covid-19 shot for those previously infected

Girls wait next to a charity tap where people collect drinking water amid fears of a new cholera outbreak in Sanaa, Yemen November 5, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2021

UN agencies: At least 400,000 Yemeni children under 5 could die of starvation this year

Children return for the first day of public schools fully re-opening for all students and staff, amid easing of Covid-19 restrictions at Homebush West Public School in Sydney, Australia May 25, 2020 u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2021

US schools, pressured to reopen in pandemic, to get new CDC guidance

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World / 12 Feb 2021

India fears another flash flood from new Himalayan lake

Migrants, part of a caravan of thousands traveling from Central America en route to the United States, rest in a makeshift camp in Santiago Niltepec, Mexico, October 29, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2021

Biden moves to bring in asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico under Trump program

A police secures the police headquarters in Copenhagen, February 15, 2015. Danish police said they believed the man shot dead by officers in Copenhagen today was responsible for two shootings. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 12 Feb 2021

Danish, German police arrest 14 over alleged terrorist attack plan