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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

Mockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the Defence Museum in Tehran on March 31, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 18 h ago

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

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

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

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

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

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

Google Translate goes real-time as of December 12, 2025 with its beta version enabling conversations across languages, straight to your ears. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 13 Dec 2025

Hear the world: Google’s new beta translates speech as it happens

The San Francisco-based AI superstar touted GPT-5.2 Pro and GPT-5.2 Thinking as its best models yet for handling math or science work. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 12 Dec 2025

OpenAI beefs up GPT models in AI race with Google

The deal marks the first time a major entertainment company has embraced generative AI at this scale, licensing its fiercely protected characters, from Mickey Mouse to Marvel superheroes and Star Wars’s Darth Vader, for AI content creation. — Picture courtesy of Disney
Tech-gadgets / 12 Dec 2025

Make your own Mickey Mouse or Darth Vader clip: Disney embraces AI in landmark deal

Angel Villaverde, a technology engineering student, develops war-themed games for the Roblox gaming platform in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon State, Mexico, on November 19, 2025. A soldier quietly puts on his uniform, grabs his rifle and fires at drug traffickers in Mexico: it is not a real scene, but one from a popular video game developed by young people who recreate the armed conflicts in their communities. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 12 Dec 2025

Escapism or exaltation? Mexico wrestles with youth obsession over ‘narco-culture’ games

Members of the ‘Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’ team, a role-playing video game developed by French studio Sandfall Interactive, pose as they arrive to attend The Game Awards at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles December 11, 2025. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 12 Dec 2025

French indie ‘Clair Obscur’ sweeps Game Awards with record nine wins, takes best video game of the year

The post-apocalyptic roleplaying game with a distinctively French visual style is also nominated for best story, best music, best art direction, and several acting categories. — Sandfall Interactive pic
Tech-gadgets / 11 Dec 2025

Can indie hit ‘Clair Obscur’ beat Nintendo and Kojima for game of the year?

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the Live Keynote Pregame during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, on October 28, 2025. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 11 Dec 2025

AI’s Achilles heel — when supercharged chips age faster than the hype

A sign for the U.S. fast food restaurant chain McDonald’s is seen outside one of their restaurants in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, near Brussels, Belgium, on March 4, 2024. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 11 Dec 2025

‘The most terrible time of the year’: McDonald’s AI Christmas ad gets grilled online

A still shows a Tesla Optimus moments before it fell over during a preview event.
Tech-gadgets / 09 Dec 2025

Did Tesla’s Optimus robot give away its secret? Viral fall clip shows telltale VR gesture (VIDEO)

Tech-gadgets / 09 Dec 2025

Coros Pace 4 launched in Malaysia, priced at RM1,099

Memory chips by South Korean semiconductor supplier SK Hynix are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken on February 25, 2022. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 08 Dec 2025

The AI boom just made your next PC more expensive

Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, US September 9, 2025. — Reuters pic
Tech-gadgets / 08 Dec 2025

Tim Cook’s succession plan triggers Apple executive exodus: Who’s leaving and who’s taking over

This combination of pictures shows SpaceX, Twitter, and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023 (left) and the new Twitter logo rebranded as X, pictured on a screen in Paris on July 24, 2023 (right). — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 08 Dec 2025

X vs EU: Musk’s social media platform retaliates against €120m fine by terminating Brussels’ ad account

This photo, taken on November 18, 2025, shows calculators for sale in a market in Bangkok. Artificial intelligence may eventually call time on the humble plastic calculator, but Japan's Casio still sells tens of millions each year and even sees expansion opportunities. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 08 Dec 2025

Why the humble calculator still beats AI at the one thing that matters

Japanese motorcycle maker Kawasaki is planning the commercial release of a rideable talking robot that looks like a cross between a motorcycle and a horse, by 2035. — Screengrab from Facebook/川崎重工業株式会社
Tech-gadgets / 07 Dec 2025

Meet Corleo, Kawasaki’s futuristic lion-like robot you can ride and talk with by 2035 (VIDEO)

A Japanese research team led by Nagoya University assistant professor Norikazu Ishigaki has come up with a ‘portable fire extinguisher’ that prevents fires from overheated lithium-ion batteries that could rewrite air travel rules for power banks. — Pexels pic
Tech-gadgets / 06 Dec 2025

Safer power banks on the go: Japan creates portable, fireproof battery box, to launch April 2026