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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

Published in Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology in 2000, the paper ranks in the top 0.1 per cent of citations among studies on glyphosate—the key ingredient in Roundup, owned by agri-giant Monsanto and at the center of cancer lawsuits worth billions of dollars. — Reuters pic
Life / 07 Dec 2025

Flagship Roundup safety study retracted after 25 years over undisclosed flaws

Frederic  Payraudeau, who leads the French Tanis excavation mission, said the remarkable discovery was made on the morning of October 9. — AFP pic
Life / 07 Dec 2025

Rare haul of 225 funerary figurines in Tanis reveals surprising resting place of Shoshenq III

A handout image made available by the National Oceanography Centre on July 24, 2023, shows a carnivorous sponge, Axoniderma mexicana, photographed during a recent expedition to the NE Pacific abyss and found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ). — AFP pic
Life / 07 Dec 2025

Pacific seabed animals fall sharply as deep-sea mining machines leave their mark

Some of the tools needed for miniature model making on display at Malcom 2025. — Picture courtesy of Penang tourism and creative economy committee (Petace)
Life / 07 Dec 2025

Small worlds, big stories: Miniature modelling takes centre stage

Visual artist Arif Rafhan Othman, 48, showcases batik as a medium to tell stories of history, social values, and community life at the 2025 Malaysia Batik Day celebration. — Bernama pic
Life / 06 Dec 2025

Batik as story: Malaysian artist Superdoofus blends pop-culture and history to unite diverse communities

A view of the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia (the brightest spot in the centre) from outer space as snapped by Nasa astronaut Don Pettit and posted on his social media account on December 2, 2025. — Picture from X/Don Pettit
Life / 06 Dec 2025

Kaaba shines from space: Stunning ISS photo of Islam’s holiest site goes viral

Norshila Abu Bakar, 51, from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, together with her son Akmal Hafiz Nurhizal Azam, 25, who also received his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering Technology (Environment), beam after receiving their scrolls at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia’s 25th convocation ceremony at Dewan Sultan Ibrahim in Batu Pahat, Johor on December 5, 2025. — Bernama pic
Life / 06 Dec 2025

His first degree, her PhD: Mum and son graduate together 25 years after she carried him at last UTHM convocation

Coming soon, the Lazada 12.12 sale. — Picture courtesy of Lazada
Life / 06 Dec 2025

Malaysians embrace premium online shopping as demand for top brands surges during Lazada's 11.11 sale

Canada-born US architect Frank Gehry, whose daring and whimsical designs from the Guggenheim Bilbao to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles captivated fans and critics, died on Friday. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Dec 2025

Frank Gehry, master architect with a flair for drama, dead at 96

Miniature models showcased at Malcom 2025. — Picture courtesy of Petace
Life / 06 Dec 2025

How a ‘big’ idea from a small hobby dinner grew into an internationally recognised miniature model show

Employees check the quality of almonds in La Compagnie des Amandes factory in Brignoles, on November 17, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Dec 2025

‘Taste the difference’: French almond makers revive traditions to counter US dominance

‘Fragrance surgeon’ Dr Mohd Azri Ab Rani of UiTM Shah Alam, works among rows of glass flasks. A 2020 battery-lab mishap sparked his unexpected journey from chemist to perfume creator. — Picture via Facebook/Dr Azri’s Perfume
Life / 06 Dec 2025

How Malaysia’s ‘fragrance surgeon’ turned a battery lab mishap into a perfume breakthrough

An Elephant mud bathes at Little Makololo watering hole fed by a solar powered pump in the Ngamo plains in Hwange National Park, Matabeleland North Province, on October 6, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Dec 2025

Tech tracking gives Zimbabwe villagers new hope in human-wildlife conflict zones

This photograph taken on October 8, 2025 shows Santosh Devi (L) talking to a woman under a light bulb inside her house in Rajasthan’s Beawar district. Devi is proud to have brought light — and hope — to her hamlet in western India, taking up solar engineering through a programme for women like her whose husbands suffer chronic disease like silicosis from mining work. — AFP pic
Life / 06 Dec 2025

In India’s mining belt, women spark hope with solar lamps

A photograph shows a street dog in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on November 16, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Dec 2025

Tbilisi’s street dogs in Georgia: Adored, feared and everywhere

AirAsia’s female cabin crew will soon be able to wear the hijab as part of the airline’s iconic red uniform, if they wish. — Picture courtesy of AirAsia
Life / 05 Dec 2025

Hijab-friendly uniforms take flight as AirAsia lets its crew put their own spin on red