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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 / 12 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 / 7 h ago

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

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 / 10 h ago

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

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 / 5 h ago

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

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

Life / 12 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 / 8 h ago

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

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 / 7 h ago

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

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 / 10 h ago

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

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 / 4 h ago

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

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 / 9 h ago

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

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

Malaysia / 5 h ago

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

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 / 9 h ago

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

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 / 10 h ago

Police suspect foul play in Butterworth blaze, son under investigation over death of mother and child

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 / 2 h ago

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

MIC president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran said delegates approved and submitted three motions to leave the BN coalition at their 79th MIC annual general assembly to their central working committee for consideration, but the decision will be postponed for the time being. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa

Malaysia / 3 h ago

Zahid: MIC’s exit or stay in BN will be settled in January 2026

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Iran puts to death alleged Mossad agent following June war with Israel

In October, Tehran toughened its legislation and penalties for people accused of spying for Israel and the United States. — Reuters pic

TEHRAN, Dec 21 — Iran has put to death a man accused of spying for Israel, the latest execution since a 12-day June war between the archenemies, the judiciary’s press agency announced today. “The death sentence for Aghil Keshavarz, found guilty of spying for the Zionist regime, communicating and cooperating with...

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Hiyam Zarouri, 35, poses during a photo session in Paris on December 19, 2025. Zarouri is one of around 200 women to have accused Negre, a former human resources manager, of having spiked their hot drinks to belittle them. Investigators have discovered that between 2009 and 2018 Christian Negre preyed on 197 women job-seekers of all ages, whose names and reactions to the drug he listed in a spreadsheet, a source close to the case told AFP on condition of anonymity. — AFP pic

World / 1 h ago

Nearly 200 women allege ex‑HR manager at French culture ministry spiked drinks to humiliate them in job interviews

This photo taken on December 18, 2025 shows the front desk of the GV Hotel in Davao City, in the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao, where father-and-son duo Sajid and Naveed Akram stayed during their visit in November, weeks before they allegedly killed 15 people on Bondi Beach in Australia. — AFP pic

World / 2 h ago

Police: Bondi Beach shooting suspect visited gun shop during Philippines stay, CCTV review ongoing

World / 3 h ago

Pakistan court jails ex-PM Imran Khan, wife 17 years in luxury gifts graft case

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SWAT team members leave Eslite Spectrum Nanxi store near Zhongshan station while the building is cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape, following an incident in which several were injured after a person released smoke bombs and attacked bystanders, according to the government and local media, in Taipei December 19, 2025. — Reuters pic

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Taiwan president vows full inquiry after deadly Taipei metro attack

People pay respects as the hearse carrying the casket of senior fireman Ho Wai-ho, who was killed in a deadly fire at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex in Tai Po, moves during his funeral in Hong Kong December 19, 2025. — Reuters pic

5 h ago

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 161, police say

The newly added lettering for US President Donald Trump’s name is displayed at the facade of the John F. Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts, a day after its board announced it would rename the institution The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Centre for the Performing Arts, in Washington, D.C. December 19, 2025. — Reuters pic

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Trump adds name to Kennedy Centre, unprecedented move stirs legal and political objections from Kennedy family

Claudio Neves Valente, suspect in the Brown University shooting in Providence, Rhode Island, picks up a vehicle at an Alamo Rent a Car on November 17, 2025 in this frame grab from CCTV released in an affidavit by the Providence Police on December 18, 2025. — Providence Police handout pic via Reuters

6 h ago

US investigators probe Brown University shooter’s academic past, links to slain MIT professor

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington, DC, December 19, 2025. — AFP pic

6 h ago

Rubio urges Hamas disarmament as US, regional envoys discuss next Gaza ceasefire phase

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

9 h ago

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

Displaced Palestinians stand next to destroyed houses in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip on December 19, 2025. A famine declared in Gaza in August is now over thanks to improved access for humanitarian aid, the United Nations said on December 19, but warned the food situation in the Palestinian territory remained dire. — AFP pic

9 h ago

UN says famine over in Gaza but warns ‘situation remains critical’ as food insecurity persists

This picture taken and released by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) on December 19, 2025 shows a smoke grenade after it was thrown at Taipei Main Station, in Taipei. Taiwan’s government raised security levels at major transportation stations after a man threw smoke grenades and attacked people in two busy metro stations, injuring at least eight people, officials said. —CNA/AFP pic

9 h ago

Smoke bombs and stabbings kill three in Taipei metro, suspect confirmed dead

A US Army M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System loads onto a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft within the US Central Command area of responsibility, December 19, 2025, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike as the US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria in retaliation for an attack on US personnel, US officials said. — US Air Force handout pic via Reuters

10 h ago

US strikes 70 IS sites in Syria after deadly attack on American soldiers, interpreter

Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, speaks to the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025. — Reuters pic

12 h ago

Who will lead the US Federal Reserve next? What Trump’s picks say about the future of the country’s money and power

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

22 h ago

How Trump’s Venezuela embargo could put Taiwan at risk

UAE airport authorities cancelled or delayed dozens of flights and roads were flooded in major cities as the heaviest rainstorm in months lashed the desert nation on Friday. — AFP pic

23 h ago

From desert sands to floodwaters: UAE lashed by storm, flights axed and streets underwater

Brown University students and community members take a moment at a makeshift memorial for the victims of a December 13 mass shooting at the college campus in Providence, Rhode Island. — AFP pic

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US suspends green card lottery after Brown University shooting suspect used programme

A screengrab from a video released by the Providence Police December 17, 2025, shows an individual they want to speak with who was in the proximity of the person of interest in connection with the shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. — Providence Police via Reuters

1d ago

Brown University shooting suspect found dead after twin attacks

Pedestrians walk up a sidewalk to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on August 16, 2014 in Washington, DC. — AFP pic

1d ago

Trump renames Kennedy Center after himself amid family backlash

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