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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

Former head of the BCE (European Central Bank) Mario Draghi looks on as he gives a press conference after a meeting with the Italian president, at the Quirinal palace in Rome, on February 3, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2021

Draghi begins talks to form new Italian government

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World / 04 Feb 2021

Sweden Covid death toll tops 12,000 as health agency warns of third wave

A Belgium armed police vehicle is stationed during the trial of four people, including a Belgian couple of Iranian heritage and an Iranian diplomat at the Antwerp criminal court on February 4, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2021

Iran diplomat given 20 years for Paris bomb plot

The USS John S. McCain (right), pictured here in 2017, sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2021

First US warship transits Taiwan Strait since Biden inauguration

A man hits a pot during a protest against the coup in Yangon, Myanmar February 2, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 04 Feb 2021

'Driving evil out': Myanmar people kick up din to protest coup

A shadow is cast on a Hong Kong flag as Hongkongers gather before a soccer match between Hong Kong and China outside Busan Asiad Stadium in Busan, South Korea, December 18, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 04 Feb 2021

Consulates in Hong Kong refused access to dual nationals needing assistance, says Canadian foreign ministry

The word u00e2u20acu02dcCovid-19u00e2u20acu2122 is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 04 Feb 2021

N.Korea to receive nearly two million AstraZeneca vaccine doses in H1, says interim report

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave at the crowd as they head to the White House after the 2021 inauguration, in Washington January 21, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 04 Feb 2021

Melania didn't 'care,' but US first lady Jill Biden wants to show she does

The '#ImpeachBidenNow' hashtag counted over 100,000 Tweets, Friday, January 22. u00e2u20acu2022 AFP pic
World / 04 Feb 2021

US, Australia discuss China and Myanmar in first leaders call, says White House

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 / 04 Feb 2021

Myanmar's youth weigh defiance against crackdown fears after coup

Women wearing masks walk in a shopping district amid the coronavirus disease pandemic in Seoul January 4, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 04 Feb 2021

South Korea PM orders revamp of Covid-19 social distancing rules

A protestor wears a hat with the national colours during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 04 Feb 2021

EU sends top envoy to Moscow as Navalny controversy grows

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 / 04 Feb 2021

House Republicans opt not to punish Greene, vote to keep Cheney

South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrives for a Memorial Day ceremony at the national cemetery in Daejeon, South Korea June 6, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Lee Jin-man/Pool pic via Reuters
World / 04 Feb 2021

S. Korea's Moon pledges to upgrade alliance with US in call with Biden

A woman holds a small bottle labelled with a u00e2u20acu02dcCoronavirus Covid-19 Vaccineu00e2u20acu2122 sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken October 30, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 04 Feb 2021

Britain trial to test combining Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines in two-shot regimen

A nurse prepares a shot of the Sinovac's CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine at a nursing home in Ankara, Turkey January 19, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 04 Feb 2021

Covid-19: Global vaccine trust rising, but France, Japan, others sceptical