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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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 7 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  / 17 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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 19 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  / 7 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  / 17 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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

Malaysia celebrates first SEA Games diving gold, courtesy of Nur Eilisha Rania Muhammad Abrar Raj and Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi. — Reuters pic
Sports  / 19 h ago

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

London wakes in the mist of Westminster Bridge, as migrant night workers finish their shifts in silence. — AFP pic
Life  / 17 h ago

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

Christmas decorations are seen at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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 / 03 Feb 2021

Over 10,000 detained at recent Navalny rallies in Russia, says monitor

An Afghan National Army soldier inspects the site of a car bomb attack on a military base in Shirzad district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan January 30, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Afghan judge shot dead in Jalalabad ambush

A resident of the nursing home u00e2u20acu02dcHaus an der Lindeu00e2u20acu2122 is given a Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 corona virus vaccine in Lichtentanne, eastern Germany, December 27, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

South Korea approves import of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines, minister says

A Chinese national flag flies in front of COSCO's headquarters in Beijing August 26, 2010. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

China rejects suggestion that it supported coup in Myanmar

Medical specialists transport a person on a stretcher outside a hospital for patients infected with the coronavirus disease on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia October 15, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Russia reports 16,474 new coronavirus cases, 526 deaths

World / 03 Feb 2021

US rescuers brave cracking ice to pull two from sinking truck

Myanmar was plunged back into direct military rule when soldiers detained Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders in a series of dawn raids on February 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Civil disobedience calls sprout in Myanmar after coup

This handout photo taken on February 2, 2021 and released by West Australiau00e2u20acu2122s Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) shows a firefighter fighting a fire outside Wooroloo, near Perth. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

71 homes destroyed as Australia bushfire rages near locked-down Perth

President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden pay their respects to US Capitol officer Brian D. Sicknick as he lies in honour in the US Capitol on February 2, 2021 in Washington, DC. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Biden pays respects to policeman killed in Capitol attack

US President Joe Biden (left) talks with newly sworn in Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas before signing several executive orders directing immigration actions, in the White House, February 02, 2021, Washington, DC. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Biden gets Homeland Security chief as he streamlines US immigration

The SpaceX Starship SN9 explodes into a fireball after its high altitude test flight from test facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, US, February 2, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

SpaceX Starship prototype rocket explodes on landing after test launch

Britainu00e2u20acu2122s Queen Elizabeth awards Captain Tom Moore with the insignia of Knight Bachelor at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, Britain July 17, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters file pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

UK’s record-breaking fundraiser, ‘hero’ Captain Tom Moore, dies aged 100

Chinese lawyer Ren Quanniu, who represented a Hong Kong activists charged with fleeing Hong Kong had his license revoked. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Another ‘Hong Kong 12’ lawyer has license revoked

Riot police officers detain a man during a protest against a court ruling ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for nearly three years, in downtown Moscow early on February 3, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Russia arrests hundreds in latest pro-Navalny rallies

US State Department spokesman Ned Price speaks at his first daily press briefing at the State Department in Washington, US February 2, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 03 Feb 2021

Biden administration indicates in no hurry to engage China

A soldier stands on guard outside an Hindu temple in Yangon, Myanmar Feb 2, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 02 Feb 2021

Myanmar medics in anti-coup front line as dissent spreads