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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

People dine near a television screen showing a news report on patrol and law‑enforcement operations around Taiwan conducted by China’s Fujian Coast Guard, at a restaurant in Beijing December 30, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

What does China mean by ‘Taiwan independence’?

This is a handout photo taken on December 29, 2025 and released on December 30, 2025 by the Taiwan Coast Guard shows a Taiwanese coast guard ship (left) sending warnings to a Chinese coast guard ship in the waters off Taiwan’s Cape Fugui. — AFP pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

China’s Taiwan drills explained: ‘Live’ fire, blockades and the message behind them

The disruption followed a fault in the tunnel’s overhead power supply and a failed Le Shuttle train, the operator said. — AFP pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

‘Major disruption’ leaves Eurostar passengers stranded at peak holiday period

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on situation in the zone of the ‘special military operation’, the Kremlin’s term for the nearly four-year-long Ukraine offensive, in Moscow December 29, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

Ukraine says no ‘plausible evidence’ it attacked Putin home

In a statement, the Iranian foreign ministry said that the move was in reaction to Ottawa declaring the Revolutionary Guards, the ideological arm of Iran’s military, a terror group. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

Iran designates Royal Canadian Navy a terrorist organisation

A general view of the snow-covered city after snowfall in Qamishli, Syria, December 29, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

Facing Alawite backlash, Syria’s new leaders take controversial steps to win loyalty

Damaged military vehicles, reportedly sent by the UAE to back southern Yemen separatists, are seen after a Saudi-led air strike in Mukalla on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

You have 24 hours to remove your troops, Riyadh tells Abu Dhabi after separatists strike

A UAE-backed separatist fighter poses with a Kalashnikov and South Yemen flag in Aden, amid rising territorial gains and regional tensions. Yemen is in a 90-day state of emergency as of December 30, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

State of emergency in Yemen after UAE-backed separatists seize territory

Supporters mourn Bangladesh’s ex-PM Khaleda Zia, who died aged 80 on December 30, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

State funeral set for ex-PM Khaleda Zia as Bangladesh observes three-day mourning

Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia gestures to supporters during an anti-government rally in Dhaka on January 11, 2001. She died on December 30, 2025, aged 80. — AFP pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia dies at 80 ahead of February 2026 polls

A Chinese ship near Pingtan Island, close to Taiwan, on December 29, 2025, during live-fire drills simulating a blockade of the island’s key ports which Taipei has condemned as ‘military intimidation’. —- AFP pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

Day Two: China continues ‘Justice Mission’ around Taiwan with live-fire drill port blockade 

US President Donald Trump (right) shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a bilateral meeting on regional security and the US-Israel partnership at Mar-a-Lago on December 29, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

Netanyahu breaks tradition, awards Israel Prize to US President Trump

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference to announce the appointment of Sam Levine as a Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) in New York City on December 22, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 30 Dec 2025

New year brings new mayor for New York City: Zohran Mamdani to make history at midnight ceremony

Displaced residents rest in a bunker in Thailand's Surin province, near the border with Cambodia. — AFP pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

Thai-Cambodia ceasefire holds, but fear keeps border residents in shelters

British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah (centre) hugs his mother Laila Soueif (left) and sister Sanaa Seif (right) at home in Cairo on September 23, 2025, after his release from prison. — AFP pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

Egypt’s former political prisoner says sorry for ‘hurtful’ old social media posts as UK critics push for deportation

An aerial shot of a warship pattern, modelled on the Fujian aircraft carrier, created in snow by Harbin Engineer University staff and students in Heilongjiang, China on December 28, 2025. — AFP/China Out pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

Tracking China’s Taiwan war games: From 1958 to 2025