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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

World / 01 Feb 2021

French government warns restaurants after secret openings

An ambulance rides in front of Bedford Hospital as Britainu00e2u20acu2122s centenarian fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore is taken to a hospital after testing positive for Covid-19 during treatment for pneumonia, in Bedford, Britain, February 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 01 Feb 2021

‘Get well’ messages pour in for UK’s Captain Tom, 100, in hospital with Covid

Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is seen in an undated photograph handed out by her family. u00e2u20acu201d Ratcliffe Family Handout via Reuters
World / 01 Feb 2021

UK warns Zaghari-Ratcliffe family not to publicise release plan

Alexei Navalny appears on a screen set up at a hall of the Moscow Regional Court via a video link from Moscowu00e2u20acu2122s penal detention centre Number 1 during a court hearing of an appeal against his arrest, in Krasnogorsk outside Moscow, January 28, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d
World / 01 Feb 2021

Russian prosecutors seek Navalny jail term as Kremlin tells US to back off

A soldier looks out from City Hall in Yangon on February 1, 2021, after Myanmaru00e2u20acu2122s military seized power in a bloodless coup on Monday, detaining democratically elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi as it imposed a one-year state of emergency. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 01 Feb 2021

Anger and confusion in Myanmar as coup sweeps away democratic hopes

Musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine casts his ballot at a polling station in Magere, Uganda, on January 14, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 01 Feb 2021

Ugandan opposition leader files election challenge in court

World / 01 Feb 2021

Hong Kong tycoon remains in jail after landmark challenge to security law

A nine-year-old Black girl was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed by police in the US city of Rochester. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 01 Feb 2021

US police pepper-sprayed nine-year-old girl, footage shows

World / 01 Feb 2021

Hong Kong extends social distancing measures for two weeks until after Chinese New Year

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 / 01 Feb 2021

France urges Germany to scrap Russia gas pipeline over Navalny

This combination of pictures created on February 1, 2021 shows (top left) Myanmaru00e2u20acu2122s President Win Myint, (top right) State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (bottom left) Myint Swe,
World / 01 Feb 2021

Myanmar coup: What we know so far

Myanmar's military checkpoint is seen on the way to the congress compound in Naypyitaw, Myanmar February 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 01 Feb 2021

Myanmar army pledges new elections, power transfer following coup

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 / 01 Feb 2021

Britain raises order to 100m Valneva Covid-19 vaccine doses

Security personnel in personal protective equipment (PPE) look on during the visit by members of the World Health Organization (WHO) team at the Hubei provincial centre for disease control in Wuhan, China February 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 01 Feb 2021

WHO team in China’s Wuhan visits provincial CDC

Protesters from Myanmar residing in Japan hold a portrait of leader Aung San Suu Kyi at a rally against Myanmar's military, at United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan February 1, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 01 Feb 2021

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urged people to oppose a coup, according to published statement

Myanmaru00e2u20acu2122s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is seen waiting to meet Vietnamu00e2u20acu2122s President Tran Dai Quang (not pictured) during the World Economic Forum on Asean in Hanoi, September 13, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 01 Feb 2021

Suu Kyi’s fate, and Myanmar’s, in the balance after army coup