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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

A person takes a photo as a message calling on President Donald Trump to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein is projected onto the US Chamber of Commerce building across from the White House in Washington, DC July 18, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 13 Dec 2025

Democrats release Epstein estate photos featuring Trump, Clinton and other powerful figures

A girl stands in a pool of water at a makeshift camp sheltering displaced Palestinians after heavy rains in the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City on December 11. — AFP pic
World / 13 Dec 2025

Gaza storm kills at least 13, including three children who froze to death in tents

People flee amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia, December 8, 2025. — Agence Kampuchea Press handout pic via Reuters
World / 13 Dec 2025

Trump says Thailand, Cambodia agree to ceasefire after deadly border clashes

A man watches Chief Election Commissioner A. M. M. Nasir Uddin's address on mobile in Dhaka on December 11, 2025, during the announcement of the parliamentary elections and the July National Charter referendum. — AFP pic
World / 13 Dec 2025

Inside Bangladesh’s next election: Banned parties, student uprising, and reform hopes

This handout image of CCTV footage released by Avon and Somerset Police on December 11, 2025 shows men in the early hours of September 25 in the city of Bristol, south-west England outside a building which housed items from the Bristol Museum’s British Empire and Commonwealth collection. — AFP pic
World / 12 Dec 2025

Over 600 empire-era artefacts stolen from UK museum in ‘significant loss’ to British history

The number of cases jumped 55 percent in a week to an average of 2,660 patients in hospital each day last week. — AFP pic
World / 12 Dec 2025

UK faces unprecedented wave of super flu as NHS warns of worst-case scenario ahead of Christmas

Chief priest Seihan Mori of Kyoto’s Kiyomizu Temple writes the kanji ‘Kuma’ (bear), chosen as the character symbolising 2025, during a ceremony at the temple on December 12, 2025. — AFP pic/JIJI Press
World / 12 Dec 2025

Japan picks ‘bear’ to define 2025 after record attacks and sightings

Chinese relatives of passengers on the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 take part in a prayer service at the Metro Park Hotel in Beijing on April 8, 2014. — AFP pic
World / 12 Dec 2025

‘Finding the truth’: MH370 families still haunted as search set to resume

Controversial British adult film star Bonnie Blue is expected to be deported from Indonesia’s Bali island on Friday. — AFP pic
World / 12 Dec 2025

British adult film star Bonnie Blue’s Bali saga looks set to end with deportation over traffic violations

People look at a hospital damaged in a Myanmar military air strike that killed more than 30 people in Mrauk U, western Rakhine state on December 11, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 12 Dec 2025

WHO condemns Myanmar hospital strike killing 33, warns it may amount to war crime

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on December 9, 2025, shows a collapsed road in Aomori. — Reuters pic/Kyodo
World / 12 Dec 2025

Japan hit by second quake in days, tsunami advisory lifted after minor waves

A vehicle rests on the edge of a collapsed road in Tohoku town in Aomori Prefecture on December 9, 2025, following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake off northern Japan. — AFP pic
World / 12 Dec 2025

Japan Meteorological Agency warns of tsunami after 6.7‑magnitude quake off northern coast

This aerial view shows displaced Palestinians returning to the war-devastated Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on January 19, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 12 Dec 2025

Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity, repeats genocide claims against Israel in Gaza war

This picture shows a hospital damaged in a military air strike that killed more than 30 people at a hospital in Mrauk U, western Rakhine state on December 11, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 12 Dec 2025

Hospital reduced to rubble as junta raid leaves more than 30 dead in Myanmar

Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk appeared in person in a US court for the first time on Thursday. — Reuters pic
World / 12 Dec 2025

Accused killer of Charlie Kirk makes first court appearance in high‑profile US trial

Tech company Reddit launched a legal challenge Friday to Australia’s social media ban on under-16s, just days after the landmark laws came into effect. — AFP pic
World / 12 Dec 2025

Reddit takes Australia to court over landmark under‑16 social media ban