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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  / 6 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

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

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

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

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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

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

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

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

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

People protest on the street against the military after Monday's coup, outside the Mandalay Medical University in Mandalay, Myanmar February 4, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Key Suu Kyi aide arrested as outrage grows over Myanmar coup

People wearing protective masks walk along Nanluoguxiang alley, following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China January 16, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

China reports fewest daily Covid-19 cases in over a month

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

J&J requests emergency authorisation for Covid vaccine

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby receives a Covid-19 vaccine shot in London, Britain January 16, 2021 in this image obtained on social media. u00e2u20acu201d Picture from Twitter/@JustinWelby via Reuters
World / 05 Feb 2021

UK tells social media to take down Covid myths

A man receives a vaccination against the coronavirus disease at a temporary healthcare maintenance organisation centre in Givatayim Mall, near Tel Aviv, Israel January 19, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnnn
World / 05 Feb 2021

Israel data shows Pfizer jab stops illness, effect on transmissions unclear

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a statement at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium December 15, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Pool pic via Reuters
World / 05 Feb 2021

EU chief warns of more vaccine production delays ahead

World / 05 Feb 2021

Macron warns of risks of Chinese vaccines

Voting equipment in a bag is seen at Fulton County polling station during the election in Atlanta, Georgia, US, November 3, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

US voting machine maker sues Fox News, Trump lawyers for US$2.7b

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event at Major Joseph R. u00e2u20acu02dcBeauu00e2u20acu2122 Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center at New Castle County Airport in New Castle, Delaware January 19, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Biden says no more US ‘rolling over’ to Russia

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene wears a mask reading u00e2u20acu02dcCensoredu00e2u20acu2122 as she walks to the House floor during debate on the second impeachment of President Donald Trump at the US Capitol in Washington January 13, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

US House punishes Republican congresswoman over incendiary remarks

A 3D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Facebook faces a reckoning in Myanmar after blocked by military

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One to depart Washington on travel to visit the US-Mexico border Wall in Texas, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland January 12, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Trump quits US actors union. Union responds ‘Thank you’

NLD supporter holds up a picture of party co-founder Aung San Suu Kyi outside Myanmar's embassy after the military seized power from a democratically elected civilian government and arrested her, in Bangkok February 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 05 Feb 2021

Biden demands Myanmar military ‘relinquish power’

People queue to enter terminal 2, as tighter rules for international travellers start, at Heathrow Airport, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic, London, Britain, January 18, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 05 Feb 2021

Britain’s Covid-19 hotel quarantine policy to start Feb 15

World / 04 Feb 2021

UK broadcast regulator revokes licence of China’s CGTN

Over the past few weeks police detained thousands of protesters and dozens of journalists. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2021

Outcry over Navalny crackdown as top EU envoy heads to Moscow