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Youth and Sports Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari poses with the national squash team, celebrating their haul of four gold and two silver medals after the men’s and women’s singles finals at the Thailand SEA Games 2025. — Bernama pic
Sports  / 16 h ago

Malaysia breaks SEA Games medal tally record abroad with 221 medals in Bangkok

Christmas decorations are seen in a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Halal vs holidays? Umno Youth chief questions Melaka ban on Christmas decor in certified outlets (VIDEO)

Seri Alam deputy police chief Superintendent G. Vikra Mathiththan Victor said the incident occurred at about 6pm on Wednesday. — Screengrab via Facebook/Alice Choong
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Johor police arrest teen Alphard driver after he allegedly rams motorcyclist, reverses into drain (VIDEO)

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  / 5 h ago

The tropical penalty: Operating data centres in Malaysia’s hotter, drier future

A US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey approaches for landing at Mercedita International Airport amid ongoing military movements in Puerto Rico, December 18, 2025. — Reuters pic
World  / 15 h ago

How Trump’s Venezuela embargo could put Taiwan at risk

Bursa Malaysia ended the week sharply higher, climbing to an almost 15-month high. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Money  / 17 h ago

Bursa Malaysia hits 15‑month high as banking stocks lead rally

Negeri Sembilan Deputy Police Chief SAC Muhammad Idzam Jaafar said the man, in his early 50s, was detained around Genting Sempah, Pahang this afternoon. — Picture by Choo Choy May
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Police arrest second man in Rembau body-in-bag murder case

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

Beyond gadgets: Why physical books continue to captivate Malaysian readers

Letters from Japanese prisoner Takanori Kuzuoka, photographed in Tokyo on November 5, 2025, detail his life in organised crime. — AFP pic
Life  / 15 h ago

The rise of ‘tokuryu’: Anonymous, online and ruthless gangs reshaping Japan’s underworld

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  / 3 h ago

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

Malaysia celebrates first SEA Games diving gold, courtesy of Nur Eilisha Rania Muhammad Abrar Raj and Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi. — Reuters pic
Sports  / 17 h ago

Perfect synchrony pays off as Nur Eilisha Rania and Nurul Farisya Alia win SEA Games diving gold

PFM Chief Executive Officer and Honorary Secretary Zahrin Aris said the amendments would better protect the rights and welfare of creative practitioners while reinforcing Finas’ role as a key driver in the development of the local content industry. — Unsplash pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Finas Act amendments a game-changer for Malaysia’s film industry, says producers’ group

London wakes in the mist of Westminster Bridge, as migrant night workers finish their shifts in silence. — AFP pic
Life  / 15 h ago

Ghosts of the night shift: The invisible migrant workforce powering Britain 24/7

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  / 3 h ago

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

The ringgit strengthened to the 4.07 level against the US dollar at Friday’s close, its strongest in nearly six years, following softer-than-expected US inflation data. — Reuters pic
Money  / 17 h ago

Ringgit rises against US dollar and Asean peers, strongest since 2020, closing at 4.07

Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at Steve Jobs Theatre in Cupertino, California June 22, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc/Handout via Reuters
World / 27 Feb 2021

Taylor Swift, Cher, Tim Cook call on Senate to pass LGBT+ Equality Act

A woman holds a sign during a protest demanding the release of abducted secondary school girls from the remote village of Chibok, in Lagos May 5, 2014. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 27 Feb 2021

Gunmen kidnap 300 schoolgirls in increasingly lawless northwest Nigeria

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Future Investment Initiative Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 24, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Bandar Algaloud/courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters
World / 27 Feb 2021

‘No smoking gun,’ ‘We are all Mohammed bin Salman,’ say crown prince supporters

The Committee to Protect Journalists and other press freedom activists hold a candlelight vigil in front of the Saudi Embassy to mark the anniversary of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in Washington, October 2, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 27 Feb 2021

Saudi de facto ruler approved operation that led to Khashoggi’s death, says US

Georgian opposition parties members and supporters march demanding snap polls u00e2u20acu201d three days after police arrested a top opposition leader and raided his party headquarters u00e2u20acu201d in downtown Tbilisi February 26, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

Thousands rally in Georgia after opposition chief’s arrest

A protester holds up a poster featuring Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup at in front of the Central Bank of Myanmar in Yangon February 15, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi moved to undisclosed location, according to website

Opposition supporters march through the streets of Yerevan to demand Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyanu00e2u20acu2122s resignation over his handling of last yearu00e2u20acu2122s war with Azerbaijan, February 26, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

Thousands march in Armenia to demand PM’s resignation

Two US Navy F-18E Super Hornets supporting operations against IS, are pictured after being refuelled by a KC-135 Statotanker over Iraq after conducting an airstrike, October 4, 2014. u00e2u20acu201d US Navy handout pic via AFP
World / 26 Feb 2021

US strikes Iran-backed militias in Syria in Biden first

Britainu00e2u20acu2122s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leads a virtual news conference on the Covid-19 pandemic inside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain January 27, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Geoff Pugh/Pool via Reuters
World / 26 Feb 2021

UK PM Johnson welcomes court ruling on schoolgirl who joined IS

Police officers stand on duty outside the Supreme Court in Parliament Square, central London, Britain December 6, 2016. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 26 Feb 2021

Runaway schoolgirl who joined IS cannot return to Britain, top court says

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin speaks during a news conference in Beijing, China July 27, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

China slams Dutch motion declaring genocide in Xinjiang

An airport security guard walks past a sign at the departure hall of Hong Kong Airport June 23, 2013. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 26 Feb 2021

Two rights groups quit Hong Kong as security law sends shudders through NGOs

Buddhist monks and demonstrators rally against the military coup and to show their support to local residents after riot police officers used teargas to disperse a crowd in Yangonu00e2u20acu2122s Tamwe neighbourhood, Myanmar, February 26, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

Myanmar riot police fire to break up protests

Rohingya refugees sit on a makeshift boat as they get interrogated by the Border Guard Bangladesh after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, at Shah Porir Dwip near Coxu00e2u20acu2122s Bazar, Bangladesh November 9, 2017. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 26 Feb 2021

Indian coast guard find 81 Rohingya adrift at sea, asks Bangladesh to take them

The USS Normandy, a Ticonderoga class US Navy cruiser, patrolling the northern Gulf on February 10. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

US Navy warship in the Middle East has Covid-19 cases, another ship to run tests

A medical worker shows a bottle of the Sinovac vaccine at the emergency hospital for the coronavirus disease patients in the Athlete Village in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 27, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnnnnn
World / 26 Feb 2021

Indonesia authorises private Covid-19 vaccination scheme