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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

A mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the US Capitol Building in Washington January 6, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 11 Feb 2021

Democrats detail how ‘inciter-in-chief’ Trump whipped up ‘mob’

Pro-democracy protesters face off with riot police during a rally demanding the end of Thailandu00e2u20acu2122s royal defamation law in Bangkok on February 10, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 10 Feb 2021

Thai protests resume, taking aim at royal insults law

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World / 10 Feb 2021

7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes in South Pacific

World / 10 Feb 2021

Macho macho man: Myanmar’s shirtless gym junkies join anti-coup rally

A banner reading, u00e2u20acu02dcConvict or be complicitu00e2u20acu2122 is hung over a bridge in view of the US Capitol on the first day of the Senate impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump in Washington, US, February 9, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 10 Feb 2021

After emotional start, Democrats to outline case at Trump’s impeachment trial

Faisal Arefin Dipanu00e2u20acu2122s wife, reacts after Eight Islamist extremists were sentenced to death in a court over the murder of her husband which was hacked to death in October 2015, in Dhaka on February 10, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 10 Feb 2021

Bangladesh Islamists to hang over publisher’s murder

The headquarters of Aung San Suu Kyiu00e2u20acu2122s NLD party were raided in the dead of night by security forces. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 10 Feb 2021

Aung San Suu Kyi’s party at a loss after Yangon office raid

People wear face masks as they walk past a bus during lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Berlin, Germany, January 19, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 10 Feb 2021

German govt seeks to extend shutdown until March 14

World / 10 Feb 2021

WHO expert slams US pandemic intel as curbs tightened in Europe

World / 10 Feb 2021

Crashed Indonesia passenger jet’s throttles showed ‘anomaly’, says investigators

Various N95 respiration masks at a laboratory of 3M, that has been contracted by the US government to produce extra marks in response to the countryu00e2u20acu2122s novel coronavirus outbreak, in Maplewood, Minnesota March 4, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 10 Feb 2021

Australia’s Victoria state considers N95 masks for quarantine hotels

Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi speaks in Wellington, New Zealand February 9, 2021 in this still image taken from video. Video taken February 9, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d TVNZ/Handout via Reuters
World / 10 Feb 2021

New Zealand Maori leader ejected from parliament for not wearing a necktie

In this file illustration photo taken May 27, 2020 a Twitter logo is displayed on a mobile phone in Arlington, Virginia. u00e2u20acu201d AFP picnn
World / 10 Feb 2021

Twitter says will not fully comply with India govt orders to take down some accounts

Students wearing face masks undergo temperature checks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease, as schools nationwide reopened in Bangkok February 1. 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 10 Feb 2021

Thailand reports 157 new coronavirus cases, one death

Law enforcement personnel walk toward the Allina Health clinic in Buffalo February 9, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by David Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS/ ABACAPRESS.COM via Reuters
World / 10 Feb 2021

Elderly man arrested in Minnesota clinic shooting that killed one, wounded four

Intercontinental ballistic missiles are seen at a grand military parade in the Kim Il Sung Square, Pyongyang, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) February 9, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 10 Feb 2021

North Korea stole US$300m in crypto to fund nukes, say UN experts