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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  / 6 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  / 9 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

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

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  / 2 h ago

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

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World / 09 Feb 2021

First sitting US congressman dies after Covid diagnosis

Hundreds wait in line at Lakes Park Regional Library to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Fort Myers, Florida December 30, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Andrew West/The News-Press/USA Today Network via Reuters
World / 09 Feb 2021

UK coronavirus variant rapidly spreading in US, study shows

Emergency services gather at the site of illegal underground textile workshop that flooded after heavy rain fall in Morocco's city of Tangiers on February 8, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2021

At least 24 dead in Morocco underground factory flood

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World / 09 Feb 2021

Britain’s youngest terrorist, neo-Nazi leader avoids jail

Members of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) search for survivors after a Himalayan glacier broke and swept away a small hydroelectric dam, in Chormi village, India February 7, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 09 Feb 2021

India glacier disaster leaves 26 dead, workers hunt for survivors

nAssa Traore, the sister of late Adama Traore, a man who died in police custody in July 2016, during a photo session in Paris April 25, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 09 Feb 2021

Report: French police played role in death of black man in custody

NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, US January 21, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 09 Feb 2021

Fauci says quick vaccinations needed to slow variants

Courtroom sketch of Ghislaine Maxwell appearing via video link during her arraignment hearing where she was denied bail for her role aiding Jeffrey Epstein to recruit and eventually abuse of minor girls, in Manhattan Federal Court July 14, 2020 u00e2u20acu201d Reuter
World / 09 Feb 2021

Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to keep deposition excerpt secret

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World / 09 Feb 2021

Hacker tries to dump chemical into Florida city’s water

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort exits the courtroom after his arraignment in New York Supreme Court in New York June 27, 2019. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters file pic
World / 09 Feb 2021

Ex-Trump aide Manafort cannot be prosecuted in NY following pardon

Military vehicles carry missiles with characters reading 'Pukkuksong' during a military parade marking the anniversary of North Korea's founding father, Kim Il-sung, in Pyongyang, North Korea, April 15, 2017. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 09 Feb 2021

North Korea developed nuclear, missile programmes in 2020, says UN report

Saudi Arabiau00e2u20acu2122s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, September 18, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 09 Feb 2021

Saudi Arabia announces new judicial reforms in a move towards codified law

US President Trump delivers remarks at an Evangelicals for Trump Coalition Launch at the King Jesus International Ministry in Miami January 3, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 09 Feb 2021

Scholar says Trump’s lawyers misrepresented his research in preparing impeachment defence

Myanmar's military junta leader, General Min Aung Hlaing, speaks in a media broadcast in Naypyitaw, Myanmar February 8, 2021 in this still image taken from video. u00e2u20acu201d MRTV/Reuters TV via Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

Myanmar general repeats pledge of new election as thousands join protests against coup

Ethiopians fleeing from the Tigray region register as refugees at the Hamdeyat refugee transit camp, which houses refugees fleeing the fighting in the Tigray region, on the border in Sudan, December 1, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

Refugee group condemns damage at camps hit by Tigray war

Ina Rangones Libak, Lisbeth Kristine Royneland and Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg attend the commemoration ceremony for the victims of terrorist attacks on the government quarter and Utoya nine years ago, in Oslo, Norway July 22, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

Norway to go ahead with massacre memorial despite opposition