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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  / 13 h ago

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

Nor Nadia Abdul Majid, 32, said she was satisfied with the prosecution’s decision. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Widow relieved by murder charge, vows RM1m civil suit over fatal Klang crash

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  / 15 h ago

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

Lorries are seen on the Federal Highway in this file picture dated January 2, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 3 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  / 14 h ago

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

Mockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the Defence Museum in Tehran on March 31, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 19 h ago

Iran says has ‘zero trust’ in US, demands full end to war

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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 16 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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 14 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  / 17 h ago

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

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said that Petronas operations remain stable for the period between April and May. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Petronas operations stable, weekly fuel prices to be announced every Wednesday, says comms minister

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  / 1 h ago

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

State-run China Central Television reported that Li Xiong, former chairman of Huione Group under Prince Group, is suspected of multiple crimes and described him as a core member of Chen Zhi’s criminal gang. — Reuters pic
World  / 18 h ago

China extradites alleged scam boss from Cambodia over multibillion-dollar crime ring

From Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya, several New Year’s Eve countdown events will take place across Klang Valley. — Pictures courtesy of Instagram / KLCC / IOI City Mall / The Curve / Sunway Velocity Mall / Tourism Malaysia
Life / 29 Dec 2025

Fireworks, festivals and free entry: Five New Year’s Eve countdowns across Klang Valley

Skyscrapers loom through heavy smog in Bangkok on January 20, 2025, where activists are pushing landmark clean-air legislation despite political uncertainty. — AFP pic
Life / 29 Dec 2025

Run for your lungs: Thai clean-air crusaders are making pollution a political issue this election

Men play pickleball in the playground of a residential area in Hanoi on December 23, 2025. The fast-growing sport has courted enthusiasts as well as detractors over the sound the ball strikes make on the court. — AFP pic
Life / 29 Dec 2025

Pop-pop-pop across Asia: Vietnam’s pickleball craze, second only to Malaysia, drives some locals nuts

An Iraqi engineer examines the soil as bulldozers clear sand dunes and extract clay in the desert south of Samawah on December 21, 2025 to fight increasingly frequent occurrence of transboundary sand and dust storms. — AFP pic
Life / 28 Dec 2025

Iraq battles blowing sand as ‘300 dust days’ loom by 2050

A couple enjoying the famous escalator at Shibuya Sky, with sweeping views of Shibuya’s cityscape. — Picture by Japan National Tourism Organization
Life / 28 Dec 2025

From Tokyo, Tochigi to Mount Fuji: Here are some must-visit stops for Muslim travellers on their next Japan trip

A China man who goes by the moniker zeonsunlight on Bilibili demonstrated a robot mimicking movements, much like motion capture but instead of it being a virtual sprite on screen, it was a robot. — Bilibili screenshot
Life / 28 Dec 2025

Learn from my mistake: China robotics enthusiast gets kicked in the nethers by robot (VIDEO)

Abbie Intang's reputation spread widely in 2005 when a photograph of him hauling a 50‑kilogram water tank to Laban Rata went viral. — Social media pic
Life / 28 Dec 2025

Mount Kinabalu’s longest serving porter Abbie Intang dies at 68 after decades of aweing climbers with feats of strength

The Library by BookXcess at Sunway Square Mall in Petaling Jaya, Selangor opened on December 10, 2025 and runs 24/7. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Life / 28 Dec 2025

Why BookXcess is betting big on a 24-hour bookstore in Bandar Sunway

Malaysian calligrapher and artist Kho Kheng Hee with his artworks at the exhibition in Beijing. — The Borneo Post pic
Life / 27 Dec 2025

Renowned Sarawak calligrapher Kho Kheng Hee’s works showcased at Beijing exhibition

Umbrella repairman Yau Yiu-wai, 73, photographed in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po district, December 26, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 27 Dec 2025

‘I’m sorry to my ancestors’: Hong Kong’s beloved ‘king of umbrellas’ retires, ending a 183-year family trade

The Malaysian Godzilla Store will be the first in South-east Asia. — Picture via Facebook
Life / 27 Dec 2025

South-east Asia’s first permanent official Godzilla Store makes landfall at Lalaport KL on Jan 9

Despite the weather, avid skiiers are still willing to brave the elements. — Instagram Stories screenshot
Life / 27 Dec 2025

JWA Ski School shares dramatic blizzard skiing video from Hokkaido (VIDEO)

This picture taken on December 12, 2025 shows people eating bear meat hot pot at a restaurant in Chichibu, Saitama prefecture. Since Japan recorded a spike in deadly bear attacks, Koji Suzuki has struggled to keep up with booming demand for grilled cuts of the animal at his restaurant. — AFP pic
Life / 27 Dec 2025

Bear-y strange world: The week’s offbeat news

Wang Li dances with a partner at the Hai Shang Jiu Meng Dance Hall in the Changning district of Shanghai December 10, 2025. — AFP pic
Life / 27 Dec 2025

‘Just old, not dead’: How Shanghai retirees are waltzing their way to joy

A man pays to play a claw crane game machine inside a shop at the Akihabara district of Tokyo June 6, 2024. — AFP pic
Life / 27 Dec 2025

Big plush energy: Inside Tokyo’s claw-machine comeback

Mental health experts stress that postpartum depression is not a failure of motherhood, but a medical condition requiring proper care and support. — iStock.com pic via AFP
Life / 27 Dec 2025

The pressure to ‘cope’: Why new mums’ mental health is still being misunderstood