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File picture of a man working from the comfort of home during phase three of the movement control order in Shah Alam April 15, 2020. The government today announced the implementation of work-from-home (WFH) arrangements for the public sector and government-linked companies (GLCs) effective April 15 as a proactive measure to address the global energy crisis. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Malaysia  / 14 h ago

Anwar announces WFH for public sector and GLCs from April 15 to ease energy strain

Lorries are seen on the Federal Highway in this file picture dated January 2, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

We cannot hold: Truckers warn of rising costs, halted projects as diesel surge

Nor Nadia Abdul Majid (right), wife of the late Amirul Hafiz Omar, 33, during a press conference at the Court compound in Klang, April 1, 2026. — Bernama pic
What You Think  / 16 h ago

What we owe Amirul and his family — Michelle Liu and Jia Vern Tham

The government has refrained from fully floating retail prices at the pump for three consecutive weeks following the outbreak of the crisis in West Asia. Instead, it continues to absorb a substantial portion of subsidy costs for petrol and diesel.. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Finance Ministry: Fuel subsidies maintained but BUDI95 quota reduced to 200 litres, as unsubsidised diesel breaches RM6 mark

File photo of Norhayati Mohd Arifin (right) and Susanna Liew Sow Yoke (left) during the announcement of Suhakam’s public inquiry findings into the disappearances of their husbands, Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh, at the commission’s office in Kuala Lumpur April 3, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

‘A step towards truth’: Susanna Liew hails decision allowing access to special task force report

Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh said a viral press statement displaying the percentage of student achievement by race for the 2025 Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results is untrue. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

MOE denies viral statement on SPM 2025 achievement by race, says deputy minister

Sarawak United People’s Party president Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian said the sacking of Kuching chairman Datuk Lily Yong Lee Lee is currently under a ‘legal process’. — The Borneo Post
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

SUPP president: Lily Yong’s sacking under legal process

A member of staff poses with a painting entitled ‘Nympheas avec reflets de hautes herbes’ by French artist Claude Monet at Sotheby’s auction house in central London on January 31, 2013. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Authorities say Monet painting linked to 1MDB sold, funds to return to Malaysia

US President Donald Trump delivers an address to the nation about the Iran war at the White House in Washington, D.C. April 1, 2026. — Alex Brandon/Pool/Reuters pic
World  / 2 h ago

In speech, Trump says Iran is ‘really no longer ⁠a ⁠threat’

Police officers look at a building of the North Sumatra's National Sports Committee of Indonesia (KONI) damaged following a severe 7.4-magnitude offshore quake in Manado, North Sulawesi on April 2, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 3 h ago

Magnitude 7.4 Molucca Sea earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami alerts for Malaysia and the Philippines

An undated illustrative image shows detainees in handcuffs. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Army corporal arrested after seven soldiers assaulted at Bentong camp; one in ICU

The sources told Bernama that the suspect is believed to have submitted false claims for travel, transport, accounting fees, the purchase of generators and diesel, credit card payments, as well as claims for entertaining, property and personal protective equipment, petty cash, miscellaneous expenses, landscaping work, and salaries. — Picture by Yusof Isa
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Who’s counting? MACC detains man after racking up RM4m in alleged fraudulent claims

The restriction on the purchase of RON95 petrol using foreign credit and debit cards at self-service terminals at petrol stations is being enforced in stages nationwide from today. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Malaysia enforces foreign card ban on RON95 fuel at self‑service terminals nationwide, effective today

Social Welfare Department tape blocks off a gate at the entrance to a care home in Subang Jaya September 12, 2024. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Unlicensed, unregistered, unchecked: The Selangor children’s home where boys were allegedly abused for 10 years

Smoke rises from the site of a strike in Tehran on April 1, 2026. An AFP journalist reported several huge explosions in the west of the Iranian capital Tehran on April 1 afternoon. — AFP pic
World  / 2 h ago

Latest in Middle East conflict: Trump to address nation, Iran calls US demands ‘irrational’, Iranian foreign minister wounded in strike

The logo of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) is pictured in Paris on January 17, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 10 Dec 2025

Haiti’s beloved compas music set for Unesco intangible cultural heritage status

A teenager poses for a photo while holding a smartphone in front of a Youtube logo in this illustration taken on September 11, 2025. — Reuters pic
Life / 10 Dec 2025

Scroll, stream, repeat: YouTube becomes Britain’s daily habit at nearly an hour a day

The CDC detailed a three-step transmission chain from a silver-haired bat to a skunk, to an organ donor, and finally to the transplant recipient, marking only the fourth reported case of transplant-transmitted rabies in the US since 1978.— Istock.com pic via AFP-Relaxnews
Life / 10 Dec 2025

Man dies of rabies from kidney transplant in Michigan after donor fought skunk to save a kitten

Democrats notched victories in off-year elections last month, fueled by voters being disgruntled about rising prices. — Getty Images via AFP
Life / 10 Dec 2025

Rising living costs dim holiday sparkle for US households

Local ranger Amran Siagian, 39, looks for orangutans in an area that he says is a remnant of illegal logging activity, in the forest of Sipirok, South Tapanuli, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 8, 2025. — Reuters pic
Life / 10 Dec 2025

Orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat

Divers retrieve submerged artefacts in Egypt Egyptian divers work to retrieve submerged artefacts off the coastal town of Abu Qir, 24 kms east of Alexandria, Egypt on August 21, 2025. In a most recent discovery, archaeologists have recently recovered the 2,000-year-old wreck of an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast of Alexandria. — Reuters pic
Life / 10 Dec 2025

Archaeologists find ancient shipwreck off Egypt’s Alexandria

Content creator and entrepreneur Khairul Aming has announced the opening of his first restaurant, Rembayung, in Kampung Baru. — Video screencaps via X/Khairulaming
Life / 09 Dec 2025

Delicious! Sambal Nyet creator Khairul Aming announces RM4m restaurant Rembayung in Kuala Lumpur, opening in Jan (VIDEO)

People use their mobile phones at dusk in Brisbane, Australia, on December 8, 2025. — Reuters pic
Life / 09 Dec 2025

Is social media training kids’ brains to tune out? Scientists say yes, gradually

The 26-year-old British content creator, whose passport has been confiscated by Indonesian authorities, was previously banned from Australia in 2023 over a controversial “barely legal” Schoolies promotion and recently taunted authorities by claiming she had circumvented the ban. — Bonnie/Facebook pic
Life / 09 Dec 2025

Bali police arrest OnlyFans creator Bonnie Blue over alleged ‘bangbus’ shoot on Indonesian island

A quick emergency response by a Penang man has helped revive an Indonesian tourist who felt unconscious following a cardiac arrest. — Pictures courtesy of Koay Hean Wei
Life / 08 Dec 2025

Untrained hero: Penang man saves Indonesian tourist with heart attack using automated defibrillator

British documentary photographer Martin Parr poses during a photo session in Paris on October 31, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 08 Dec 2025

Martin Parr, iconic British photographer known for satirical images, dies at 73

Linda McMahon testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on February 13, 2025. — Reuters pic
Life / 08 Dec 2025

Oops — US Education Department asks sacked employees to please come back temporarily

An aerial photograph shows people gathering in Nativity Square during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on December 6. — AFP pic
Life / 08 Dec 2025

Christmas returns to Bethlehem as tree lights up for first time since Gaza war began

Visitors participate in a dance at the Mari Mari Cultural Village in Inanam, Sabah that aims to highlight and conserve the heritage of Sabah’s diverse ethnicities. — Picture from Facebook/Mari Mari Cultural Village
Life / 07 Dec 2025

Young guides at Mari Mari Cultural Village help pass Sabah’s ethnic traditions to the world

Motorcyclist Roslan Rusly (right) shares the snapshot he took with the hotel security guard who lent him RM1 so he could pay the RM5 parking fee and exit the hotel carpark at Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur. — Picture from Facebook/Roslan Rusly
Life / 07 Dec 2025

Motorcyclist short on cash touched by Bukit Bintang hotel guard’s RM1 act of kindness

This photograph shows a dead common crane infected with avian flu in a cornfield, near Arjuzanx, south-western France on October 30, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 07 Dec 2025

As bird flu looms, Paris penguins line up for their winter jabs