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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

Sean Turnell, the economic adviser to Myanmar's elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, is seen at the Milken Institute 2017 Asia Summit in Singapore, in this September 30, 2017 handout photograph. u00e2u20acu201d Milken Institute handout via Reuters
World / 08 Feb 2021

Australia calls for immediate release of economist detained in Myanmar

A pro-democracy protester waves a British colonial flag during a u00e2u20acu02dcLunch With Youu00e2u20acu2122 rally in a shopping mall in the Central district in Hong Kong on June 1, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

Radio host becomes second Hong Konger charged with sedition

Police fire a water cannon at protesters demonstrating against the coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar February 8, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

Myanmar police fire water cannon at Naypyidaw protesters

Vials with a sticker reading, u00e2u20acu02dcCovid-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection onlyu00e2u20acu2122 and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters picnnn
World / 08 Feb 2021

Australia urges calm over AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after South Africa suspends use

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 / 08 Feb 2021

Eighteen dead, 200 missing after Indian glacier disaster

This file image of a frame grab taken from handout video by Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) / Australia Global Alumni on September 1, 2020 shows Australian journalist Cheng Lei at an unknown location. u00e2u20acu201d Picture via AFP
World / 08 Feb 2021

Australia says reporter held in China for ‘supplying state secrets’

People walk after heavy snowfall in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 7, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

Dutch hit by first snowstorm in a decade as Europe shivers

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues a statement at the Israeli Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv, Israel July 27 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Tal Shahar/pool pic via Reuters
World / 08 Feb 2021

Israel’s Netanyahu returns to court as graft trial ramps up

A member of the Indonesian navy inspects a piece of debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182, which crashed to the sea, at the Jakarta coast January 12, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

Preliminary report into Sriwijaya Air crash expected on Feb 10, say Indonesian investigators

Buddhist monks show the three-finger salute as they take part in a protest against the military coup and to demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar February 7, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

Saffron-robed monks join third day of street protests against Myanmar coup

A general view of the Chinatown district of downtown Toronto, Ontario, after three patients with novel coronavirus were reported in Canada January 28, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

Brazilian, S. African virus strains found in Toronto

Women walk on an empty street affected by heightened social distancing rules amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Seoul, South Korea, December 8, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

South Korea daily Covid-19 cases drop ahead of Lunar New Year

People line up to be tested for Covid-19 in Beijing January 23, 2021, part of a drive to test two million people in 48 hours as the city rushes to snuff out a new local cluster of cases believed to be linked to a more contagious virus variant. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

China reports no new local Covid-19 infection for first time in nearly two months

In this file photo taken on August 14, 2019, porters set up tents at the Concordia camping site in front of K2 summit (centre) in the Karakoram range of Pakistanu00e2u20acu2122s mountain northern Gilgit region. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

Fears grow for missing climbers on Pakistan’s K2

US President Joe Biden waves while boarding Air Force One as he departs Washington for travel to Wilmington, Delaware at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, February 5, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 08 Feb 2021

Biden foresees ‘extreme competition’ with China, not ‘conflict’

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World / 08 Feb 2021

On-the-loose tiger captured alive after Indonesia zoo escape