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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  / 16 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  / 6 h ago

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

Kim Na Eun (centre) with her parents and two younger siblings during her Form 5 graduation ceremony last year. — The Borneo Post pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

First South Korean in Malaysia to ace SPM: Kim Na Eun scores 10 A+ including BM

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  / 17 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  / 18 h ago

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

Transport Minister Anthony Loke paid a visit to the family of the late Amirul Hafiz Omar. — Picture via Facebook/Anthony Loke Siew Fook
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Anthony Loke visits grieving widow, offers comfort and support after tragic crash in Klang

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  / 4 h ago

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

Social Welfare Department tape blocks off a gate at the entrance to a care home in Subang Jaya September 12, 2024. — AFP pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 4 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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

A combination photo shows two individuals being questioned over a fake news incident. — MCMC pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Fake news, real trouble: MCMC tracks down five users behind TV3-style fuel price hoax

Muar MP Syed Saddiq shared a video of his proposal to actress-singer Bella Astillah atop Mount Kinabalu. — Facebook screenshot
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Peak romance: Why Syed Saddiq’s proposal left Bella Astillah breathless at 4,000 metres

The Johor Immigration Department detained four Chinese nationals for using fake passports and overstaying in the country. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

Johor immigration swoops on luxury apartment, detains Chinese nationals with fake Mexican passport

Family members of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed during a shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday, react as they lean over his casket during a funeral at Chabad of Bondi, in Sydney December 17, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Dec 2025

Australia to tighten hate speech laws after Bondi Beach mass shooting

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
World / 18 Dec 2025

Brown University gunman ‘could be anywhere’ on fifth day of manhunt

Trump has previously said he would not seek a third term, despite months of teasing the idea. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Dec 2025

Lawyer tells Trump Constitution is unclear on third term, WSJ reports

Air Force Patriot missile systems are deployed at a local park during Taiwan’s annual Han Kuang military exercise in Taipei on July 11, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 18 Dec 2025

US starts Congress process for RM45.4b Taiwan weapons package

US President Donald Trump shows a signed executive order classifying fentanyl as ‘weapon of mass destruction’ during a Mexican Border Defence Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC December 15, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 18 Dec 2025

Trump — a year of ruling by executive order

The BBC’s ‘Panorama’ programme, which examined the January 6 Capitol riot, is at the heart of the legal dispute. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Dec 2025

Explained: Can Trump really win US$10b from the BBC?

French security searches a man during an anti-drug operation in Les Rosiers residential complex in northern Marseille, December 16, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 17 Dec 2025

‘We need help’: French teens trapped in drug gangs through social media beg for rescue

Displaced Burundian nationals line up with their belongings as they remain stranded on the Congolese side following the closure of the border between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi at the Kavimvira border post on December 14, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 17 Dec 2025

‘Bombs were following us’: Congo refugees recount death and chaos as war reignites

An injured Cambodian soldier transferred from a frontline gets medical treatment upon his arrival at Ou Chrov referral hospital, amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 14, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Dec 2025

Cambodia accuses Thailand of using ‘toxic gas’ as soldiers report breathing problems

This file picture shows an aerial view of a China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists patrols the area in the South China Sea August 13, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Dec 2025

China says facts distorted over South China Sea clash, Philippines cites video evidence

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front row, right) and other cabinet members bow after the passage of the fiscal 2025 extra budget bill at the House of Representatives plenary session at the National Diet in Tokyo on December 11, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 17 Dec 2025

Despite tensions, PM Takaichi says Japan ‘always open’ to dialogue with China

The World Health Organization today opens a major conference on traditional medicine in New Delhi, arguing that technologies such as artificial intelligence can help scientifically validate centuries-old healing practices and better integrate them into modern healthcare systems. — Reuters file pic
World / 17 Dec 2025

Ancient cures and AI: WHO seeks evidence for traditional medicine at New Delhi summit

A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager, Cedric Lodge, 58, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing and selling donated human body parts for profit between 2018 and 2020. ― Reuters file pic
World / 17 Dec 2025

Former Harvard morgue manager jailed eight years for stealing and selling donated body parts

Police conducted a sweep outside the Chabad of Bondi Synagogue in Sydney today during the funeral of rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the December 14 Bondi Beach mass shooting. — AFP pic
World / 17 Dec 2025

Philippines denies being terrorist training ground after Bondi Beach shooters’ visit

A man looks at floral tributes left by mourners at the promenade of Bondi Beach in Sydney December 17, 2025, in honour of victims of the shooting that took place there on December 14. — AFP pic
World / 17 Dec 2025

Australian police charge alleged Bondi killer with terrorism, 15 murder counts

Yodchanan Wongsawat, a prime ministerial candidate from Pheu Thai party, poses during an interview with Reuters, at the party headquarters in Bangkok December 16, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 17 Dec 2025

With Thaksin jailed, Thailand’s Pheu Thai turns to nephew in poll fight back