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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  / 10 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  / 5 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  / 8 h ago

PM Anwar welcomes IMF nod, says focus now on jobs and rebuilding public confidence

BookXcess founder Jacqueline Ng believes that reading should not be exclusive to the privileged. — Picture by Sayuti Zainduin
Life  / 10 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  / 5 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  / 7 h ago

Fahmi Reza out on police bail after post on TMJ sparks 284 police reports

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  / 4 h ago

JPJ: Over 2,600 luxury vehicle owners caught with expired road tax this year, Porsche drivers top list

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  / 2 h ago

From tragedy to thriving terrain: How Panorama Bukit Antarabangsa is being reimagined as Ampang Jaya’s newest green escape

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  / 7 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  / 2 h ago

Busted: Cops find RM1.53b in drugs cooking behind luxe facades in Cheras and Sungai Chua

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  / 6 h ago

Epstein files released: Clinton appears in redacted trove, pages heavily blacked out

The victim’s body is seen being retrieved by rescue personnel at the scene. — Picture courtesy of police
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Woman’s body found in river near Sunway Putra Mall, police classify case as sudden death

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  / 8 h ago

Police suspect foul play in Butterworth blaze, son under investigation over death of mother and child

The MACC is reportedly coordinating with UK authorities to investigate an international law firm over alleged links to misappropriated 1MDB funds, focusing on cross-border financial flows and professional service providers. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 6 h ago

MACC working with UK in probe on law firm linked to US$1b 1MDB misappropriation

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  / 7 h ago

Smoke bombs and stabbings kill three in Taipei metro, suspect confirmed dead

People gather in and around an internet hut in Thae Chaung village, home to thousands of displaced Rohingya Muslims near Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State in western Myanmar, February 15, 2015. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 07 Feb 2021

NetBlocks: Internet access partially restored in Myanmar

UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths meets with Mohamed Ali al-Houthi, head of the Houthi supreme revolutionary committee, in Sanaa, Yemen November 24, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 07 Feb 2021

State TV: UN envoy Griffiths in Iran for first time to discuss Yemen crisis

A general view during a flood in Uttarakhand state, February 7, 2021 in this still grab obtained from a video on Reuters TV. u00e2u20acu201d Picture via Reuters
World / 07 Feb 2021

Himalayan glacier bursts in India, 100-150 feared dead in floods

Doses of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine are logged by a technical officer, after they arrive at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Britain, January 2, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Pool picture via Reuters
World / 07 Feb 2021

First doses of Covid-19 vaccine arrive in Afghanistan from India

Frenchwoman Nathalie Becquart is the first woman to hold the post with voting rights in the synod, a body that studies major questions of doctrine. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 07 Feb 2021

Pope appoints first woman to senior synod post

World / 07 Feb 2021

6.0-magnitude quake hits southern Philippines

People show the three-finger salute to protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 07 Feb 2021

Tens of thousands rally in growing protests against Myanmar coup

Supporters of US President Donald Trump gather in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington, US, January 6, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 07 Feb 2021

Another trial for the ages: Senate to judge Trump over riot

World / 07 Feb 2021

Biden opens major push for LGBTIQ rights abroad

US President Joe Biden gives a thumbs up while boarding Air Force One as he departs Washington for travel to Wilmington, Delaware at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, February 5, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 07 Feb 2021

President Biden’s fractured foot has healed, says doctor

Yemeni tribesmen attend a rally denouncing the US designation of the Huthi rebels as a terrorist group in the Huthi-held capital Sanaa on February 4, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP file pic
World / 07 Feb 2021

US moves to end terror designation of Yemen Huthis

Mahmoud Hussein (right), an Egyptian national and senior journalist for Qatar-based Al Jazeera Arabic, kisses a child upon his arrival at his family home in the Giza village of Zawyet Abu Musallam, south of Cairo on February 6, 2021 upon his release from
World / 07 Feb 2021

Freed Egyptian Al Jazeera journalist returns home after four years’ prison

Demonstrators show the three-finger salute during a protest against the military coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Yangon, Myanmar, February 6, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 07 Feb 2021

Tens of thousands protest Myanmar coup despite internet ban

A demonstrator talks with riot police officers during a protest against restrictions put in place to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, January 31, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters picnn
World / 06 Feb 2021

Netherlands coronavirus cases surpass a million

A policeman receives a dose of COVISHIELD, a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, at a vaccination centre in Ahmedabad, India, February 4, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters picnn
World / 06 Feb 2021

India asks states to speed up Covid-19 vaccination

Skyline of Manama at night in Bahrain. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 06 Feb 2021

Bahrain says it foiled ‘terrorist plots’ to bomb two bank ATMs