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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  / 15 h ago

The tropical penalty: Operating data centres in Malaysia’s hotter, drier future

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  / 10 h ago

SEA Games: Malaysia claim best gold tally since 2019, surpass Singapore in standings

A view of Panorama Bukit Antarabangsa, where participants can be seen during the National Field Archery Championship 2025 in Hulu Kelang, Ampang Jaya today. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 7 h ago

From tragedy to thriving terrain: How Panorama Bukit Antarabangsa is being reimagined as Ampang Jaya’s newest green escape

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  / 13 h ago

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

Traders along Jalan Burma have protested the barriers, saying the move has affected their sales. — Picture via Facebook
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Road barriers go up along George Town’s Jalan Burma as MBPP targets traffic congestion

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  / 9 h ago

JPJ: Over 2,600 luxury vehicle owners caught with expired road tax this year, Porsche drivers top list

BookXcess founder Jacqueline Ng believes that reading should not be exclusive to the privileged. — Picture by Sayuti Zainduin
Life  / 15 h ago

Beyond gadgets: Why physical books continue to captivate Malaysian readers

Christmas decorations are seen at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 10 h ago

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

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  / 12 h ago

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

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  / 12 h ago

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

Pets and their owners sit inside a Thai movie theatre at Samut Prakan on June 10, 2023. The Selangor government cracked its whip in December 2025, days after a new mall in the state made headlines with its pet-friendly policy. — AFP pic
What You Think  / 5 h ago

There are legal provisions to ban pets at malls — Hafiz Hassan

The victim’s body is seen being retrieved by rescue personnel at the scene. — Picture courtesy of police
Malaysia  / 8 h ago

Woman’s body found in river near Sunway Putra Mall, police classify case as sudden death

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  / 7 h ago

Busted: Cops find RM1.53b in drugs cooking behind luxe facades in Cheras and Sungai Chua

Malaysia’s Thinaah Muralitharan (front) and Pearly Tan play a point during their women’s doubles semifinal match against Japan’s Yuki Fukushima and Mayu Matsumoto at the BWF Badminton World Tour Finals at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province December 20, 2025. — AFP pic
Sports  / 5 h ago

Malaysia’s top women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan‑M. Thinaah lose to Japanese pair in World Tour Finals semi‑finals

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  / 12 h ago

Epstein files released: Clinton appears in redacted trove, pages heavily blacked out

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said yesterday that another 3,000 of his fighters were ready to go to fight in Ukraine as part of new units of the Russian defence ministry and the Russian National Guard forces. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Chechen leader says he is ready to send another 3,000 fighters to Ukraine

Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes in January, the Health Minister said today, the first step in a crackdown aimed at curbing the growing popularity of these nicotine-filled devices with young people. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Australia begins crackdown on vaping, to ban import of single-use devices

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described an extended truce between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas yesterday as “a glimpse of hope and humanity,” but warned it was not enough time to meet the aid needs of the Gaza Strip. — Reuters pic/Israel Defence Forces handout
World / 28 Nov 2023

UN chief says extended Gaza truce not enough to meet aid needs

North Korea’s rocket launches are a serious risk to civil aviation and maritime traffic, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council yesterday as it met to discuss Pyongyang’s first spy satellite launch. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

UN: North Korea rocket launches are threat to civilian planes, ships

Former Central Java governor Ganjar Pranowo, the ruling party’s candidate, will begin his campaign in the easternmost Papua province, with running mate Mahfud MD starting at the westernmost province of Aceh province. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Campaigning gets underway in Indonesia for February presidential election

Finland may take more measures to stop an unusually large increase in asylum seekers crossing the border from Russia in what the country and its allies say is an orchestrated move by Moscow, the prime minister said on Monday. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Finland plans more measures to stop asylum surge from Russia border

Palestinians return to their home during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Arab states, EU agree on need for two-state solution to Israel crisis

Palestinians walk amid debris of buildings hit in Israeli strikes, near Al-Zawiya market in Gaza City on November 27, 2023, on the fourth day of a truce in fighting between Israel and Hamas. — AFP pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Rare survey details how Gazans wary of Hamas before Israel attack

Residential buildings, destroyed in Israeli strikes, lie in ruin. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Drones show how Israeli bombs turned Gaza into moonscape

Former President Jimmy Carter, who is 99 and in hospice care, is expected to attend a tribute service at a church in Atlanta on Tuesday for his late wife Rosalynn Carter, who died at age 96 on November 19, his office said on Monday. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Jimmy Carter, 99, expected to attend service for late wife Rosalynn

College campuses and other locations have seen mounting threats and incidents of violence including acts of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

US man charged in ‘hateful’ shooting of Palestinian students in Vermont

An employee views examples of the Parthenon sculptures, sometimes referred to in the UK as the Elgin Marbles, on display at the British Museum in London. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Greek PM unhappy after UK’s Sunak cancels talks amid Parthenon marbles spat

Waves crash against a seafront in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi during a storm on November 27, 2023. — AFP pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

‘Storm of the century’ slams into Russia, Ukraine and Moldova, a dozen dead

This picture taken on November 26, 2023 and released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on November 27, 2023 shows North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un visiting a polling station during a local election in the Yongseong Machinery Union Enterprise in South Hamgyong Province. — AFP pic/KCNA via KNS
World / 28 Nov 2023

N. Korea defends satellite launch at UN as Kim takes images of White House

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Papua New Guinea today, the US Geological Survey said, with one witness saying the ground swayed like you are on a boat. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Magnitude 6.5 quake strikes north of Papua New Guinea

Palestinian children sit by the fire next to the rubble of a house hit in an Israeli strike. — Reuters pic
World / 28 Nov 2023

Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended another two days; 11 more hostages freed