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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  / 8 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  / 18 h ago

How Trump’s Venezuela embargo could put Taiwan at risk

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  / 7 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  / 8 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  / 4 h ago

Religious affairs minister: No ban on non-Islamic festive decor in halal-certified premises, but worship items not allowed

Letters from Japanese prisoner Takanori Kuzuoka, photographed in Tokyo on November 5, 2025, detail his life in organised crime. — AFP pic
Life  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

SEA Games: Malaysia claim best gold tally since 2019, surpass Singapore in standings

London wakes in the mist of Westminster Bridge, as migrant night workers finish their shifts in silence. — AFP pic
Life  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

Bung Moktar’s son named BN candidate for Kinabatangan by-election

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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 1 h ago

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

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  / 6 h ago

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

The victim’s body is seen being retrieved by rescue personnel at the scene. — Picture courtesy of police
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

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

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov speaks during a news briefing on the sidelines of the Russia-Asean summit in Sochi, Russia May 19, 2016. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Russia slams Biden’s ‘very aggressive rhetoric’

A woman wearing a face mask following the Covid-19 outbreak walks past the CCTV headquarters, the home of Chinese state media outlet CCTV and its English-language sister channel CGTN, in Beijing February 5, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

China accuses Britain of ‘prejudice’ in revoking CGTN licence

A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson&Johnson; logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

WHO urges EU, Big Pharma unity as J&J seeks US vaccine approval

File picture shows Taiwanu00e2u20acu2122s President Tsai Ing-wen speaking in the Los Angeles Overseas Chinese Banquet during visit in Los Angeles, California, US, August 12, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Taiwan condemns ‘evil’ China after Guyana scraps trade office

In this file photo taken on February 11, 2020 during a guided tour organised by Egyptu00e2u20acu2122s State Information Service, Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein talks to visiting journalists at the clinic of the Tora prison in Cairo. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Egypt frees Jazeera journalist after four years jail, says security source

Alexei Navalny, who is accused of slandering a Russian World War Two veteran, stands inside a defendant dock before a court hearing in Moscow February 5, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Press Service of Babushkinsky District Court of Moscow via Reuters
World / 05 Feb 2021

Russia’s Navalny goes on trial on slander charges

US President Joe Biden speaks about the fight to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at the White House in Washington January 26, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Biden pulls Yemen war support, welcomes refugees in US reset

Students from Dagon University take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon February 5, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Myanmar military widens coup dragnet as scores protest at university

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 / 05 Feb 2021

‘Disaster’: Indonesia’s vaccine campaign lags rampaging pandemic

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World / 05 Feb 2021

Al-Qaeda’s leader in Yemen under arrest, says UN report

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World / 05 Feb 2021

Australian police charge pair over sex slave ring

A dose of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is displayed at the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, Britain January 2, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

South Korea advises caution on AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for elderly

A cyclist looks out over the normally busy Elizabeth Quay area in Perth on January 31, 2021, as authorities announced a snap five-day lockdown after a security guard at a quarantine hotel tested positive for Covid-19. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Australia to ease caps on returning citizens, Perth exits Covid-19 lockdown

Passersby wearing protective face masks walks at Shibuya crossing after the government declared the second state of emergency for the capital and some prefectures, amid coronavirus disease outbreak, in Tokyo January 9, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Covid-19 infections in Tokyo may have jumped nine-fold, antibody survey shows

US President Donald Trump yells as he visits the US-Mexico border wall, in Alamo, Texas January 12, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Trump refuses to testify in ‘unconstitutional’ impeachment trial

Students in the Mid-Levels area take part in a joint u00e2u20acu02dcschool human chain rallyu00e2u20acu2122 in Hong Kong early September 9, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Hong Kong unveils national security guidelines for children aged six and above