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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  / 18 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  / 2 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  / 18 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

Spainu00e2u20acu2122s former king Juan Carlos at a reception marking Spainu00e2u20acu2122s Armed Forces Day at the Royal palace in Madrid June 8, 2014. REUTERS/Andrea Comas/Pool
World / 26 Feb 2021

Spain's ex-king settles €4m tax debt, says report

An empty street near the usually crowded Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, a popular tourist attraction, is pictured amid the coronavirus outbreak in Japan July 21, 2020. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters file pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

Japan hopes to end state of emergency for six prefectures this month

A nursing home worker (left) receives the first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at a health care centre in Seoul February 26, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Pool via Reuters
World / 26 Feb 2021

South Korea kicks off Covid-19 vaccination campaign

A patient is wheeled from an ambulance into the Royal London hospital in London January 10, 2021 as surging cases of the novel coronavirus are placing health services under increasing pressure. u00e2u20acu201d AFP pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

Covid-19 disparities for some minority groups have improved, says UK govt report

A woman holds a small bottle labbelled with a 'Vaccine Covid-19' sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration taken April 10, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

Oxford University says research not affected after expert flags Covid lab hack

A nurse shows a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the Santo Tomas Hospital, in Panama City, Panama February 17, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

US approves Pfizer vaccine storage at normal freezer temperature

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 / 26 Feb 2021

Ecuador signs agreement with Sinovac for two million Covid-19 vaccines, says minister

Britain's Queen Elizabeth speaks via video call to health leaders delivering the Covid-19 vaccine across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, London, Britain February 25, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Handout from Buckingham Palace via Reuters
World / 26 Feb 2021

Covid shot is quick and doesn't hurt, says Britain's Queen Elizabeth

A woman wearing a face mask walks past the legendary graffiti-covered John Lennon Wall as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in Prague April 6, 2020. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

Czech government seeks to 'radically' curb mobility to fight Covid surge

A staff member at Hamilton Park Nursing and Rehabilitation, a nursing home facility, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease vaccine from Walgreens Pharmacist Craig Brandt in Brooklyn January 4, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

New York officials downplay concern over new coronavirus variant

Children form a line as undocumented immigrant families are released from detention at a bus depot in McAllen, Texas June 22, 2018. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

US moves to speed up releases of unaccompanied migrant children

A health worker prepares the Covid-19 vaccine before applying it to an elderly citizen at the Museum of the Republic at Catete Palace in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil February 25, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

Brazil's Covid-19 death toll passes 250,000, says health ministry

A demonstrator holds a poster with a picture of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, Turkey October 25, 2018. u00e2u20acu201d Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

US president, Saudi king speak ahead of expected Khashoggi report release

US President Joe Biden watches as Linda Bussey, from Washington, DC, receives the first round of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine in the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington February 25, 2021. u00e2u20acu2022 Reuters pic
World / 26 Feb 2021

Biden: US to launch massive effort to educate Americans about Covid-19 vaccines

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives on the second day of a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium October 2, 2020. u00e2u20acu201d Pool pic via Reuter
World / 25 Feb 2021

Covid-19: ‘I have only bad news’ PM warns Hungary, as hospitals face worst weeks yet

Satellite image of Gijet in Tigray region with marked red crosses relate to number of structures significantly damaged and orange crosses show limited damage, lines to the right identify visible scorching, February 23, 2021. u00e2u20acu201d Picture by Planet Labs Inc
World / 25 Feb 2021

Hundreds of buildings burned around Tigray town, research group says