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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

A view of the US Supreme Court building is seen in Washington, October 13, 2015. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

US Supreme Court scraps arguments in Trump-era immigration and wall cases

Turkish-French journalist Erol Onderoglu, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) representative in Turkey, speaks to the press in front of Istanbul's courthouse building on February 3, 2021, before his trial for u00e2u20acu02dcterrorist propagandau00e2u20acu2122. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Turkey court tries RSF representative on ‘terror’ charge

The Paris courthouse before the upcoming January 2015 Paris attacks trial against Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly, a policewoman in Montrouge and the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket, in Paris, France August 27, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

French court rules France not doing enough on climate change

MasterCard and Visa credit cards are seen in this illustrative photograph. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Multi-million euro credit card scam broken up in joint US-Spanish operation

A man demonstrates how a Covid-19 breath test works in the testing facilities in the Netherlands that will be equipped with breath tests capable of giving immediate results in Amsterdam, Netherlands February 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters picnn
World / 03 Feb 2021

Dutch to roll out rapid breath tests for Covid-19

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi listens at a news conference during an informal meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) in Riga, Latvia, April 24, 2015. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Italy’s president asks former ECB chief Draghi to form govt

The aftermath of an attack in Kabul in December. The US military has blamed the Taliban for a spate of targeted killings. u00e2u20acu201d AFP file pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Nearly a third of Afghan detainees tortured in security cases, says UN

New Zealandu00e2u20acu2122s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugs a student during her visit to Cashmere High School in Christchurch, New Zealand March 20, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

New Zealand plans national syllabus on Maori and UK colonial history

Israelu00e2u20acu2122s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, February 2, 2015. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Israel offers Covid vaccines to all over-16s as cases rise again

An ambulance carrying a Covid-19 patient is seen outside Santa Maria Hospital, during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in Lisbon, Portugal, January 18, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

‘Forever grateful’: Portugal thanks Germany for Covid-19 aid

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during a press briefing in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 10, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Japan’s Motegi: Attempts to change status quo continuing in East, South China Seas

The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California, July 22, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

India warns Twitter to comply with orders to block accounts, says source

File picture shows soldiers of Kachin Independence Army (KIA) manning their position at the frontline near Mai Ja Yang in Kachin state, Myanmar. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Myanmar coup threatens ceasefire, ethnic rebel leader says

A farmer rides a bycycle past a poster warning about the Covid-19 outbreak in Hanoi, Vietnam April 22, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Vietnam reports 28 new Covid-19 infections, tally at 1,911 cases

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 / 03 Feb 2021

Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine cuts virus transmission, says study

File photo of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaking at a news conference on the side-lines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 26, 2019. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Iran’s Rouhani rules out changes to nuclear deal