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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 journalist watches the debate between Chile's presidential candidates Jose Antonio Kast of the Partido Republicano party and Jeannette Jara, of the Unidad por Chile coalition, at the National Television Association headquarters in Santiago, on December 9, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 10 Dec 2025

Communist vs Catholic: Chile prepares to choose a new president

Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro's supporters in the conservative-majority Congress have for months weighed different options to ease his punishment, including a possible amnesty that fizzled out after countrywide protests. — AFP pic
World / 10 Dec 2025

Brazil’s lower house approves bill that could slash Bolsonaro’s coup sentence

The run-in near Japan’s Okinawa islands comes after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi triggered a dispute with Beijing last month with her remarks on how Tokyo might react to a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan. — AFP pic
World / 10 Dec 2025

US criticises China for aiming radars at Japan jets as tensions spike near Okinawa

Formerly known as Twitter, Elon Musk's X was the last of 10 restricted social media platforms to set out how it will implement Australia’s ban. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Dec 2025

Elon Musk’s X to comply with Australia’s world-first under-16 social media ban

Seoul said it deployed
World / 10 Dec 2025

South Korea scrambles jets as Russian and Chinese aircraft enter air defence zone

Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Kick, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, Reddit, Threads and X applications are displayed on a mobile phone ahead of new law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Dec 2025

Australia ‘taking back control’ with teen social media ban, says PM

A pet cat sits in a traveller's bagpack as she waits in a queue outside Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru December 5, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 10 Dec 2025

India’s biggest airline IndiGo says on-time performance back to normal after week of airport chaos

A man carrying cardboard walks past a destroyed building covered in murals in the Maghazi refugee camp outside Deir al-Balah on December 8, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 09 Dec 2025

RSF says Israel killed highest number of journalists again this year

US President Donald Trump repeatedly declined to rule out sending American troops into Venezuela as part of an effort to bring down President Nicolas Maduro, Politico reported today. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Dec 2025

Trump declines to rule out sending US troops to Venezuela, Politico reports

A man clears snow from a road amid heavy snowfall in Yantai, Shandong province December 20, 2023. A cold snap will hit large swaths of China from tomorrow to Saturday, leading to temperature drops, strong winds, and snow, the National Meteorological Centre (NMC) said today, reported Xinhua. — Reuters/China Daily pic
World / 09 Dec 2025

China issues warnings as cold snap brings snow and strong winds, temperatures to drop up to 12°C

Police officers stand near a seven-storey building damaged by fire, in Jakarta December 9, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 09 Dec 2025

Battery explosion sparks Jakarta building blaze, 22 dead, mostly women

The Kremlin said today that European claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to restore the Soviet Union were wrong and that claims Putin plans to invade a Nato member were complete stupidity. — Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool pic via Reuters
World / 09 Dec 2025

Kremlin: Putin not seeking to revive Soviet Union, attack on Nato ‘complete stupidity’

A Russian military plane crashed today during a test flight after repair work, the defence ministry said. — AFP pic
World / 09 Dec 2025

Russian military cargo plane crashes during test flight after repairs east of Moscow, seven on board

A policeman stands as residents evacuate following clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border in Siem Reap province today. — AFP pic
World / 09 Dec 2025

Thailand-Cambodia border clashes escalate, killing 10 and displacing 140,000

(L-R) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bassent, Cordt Holub of NuTech Seed, US President Donald Trump, Meryl Kennedy, CEO of 4Sisters Rice, and US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins attend a roundtable on aid for farmers in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 8, 2025.— AFP pic
World / 09 Dec 2025

Trump announces US$12b aid package to support US farmers hit by trade and tariff fallout

With temperatures around freezing point, some 2,700 homes in Aomori were without power, Kyodo News reported in the hours after the quake. — AFP pic
World / 09 Dec 2025

Magnitude 7.5 quake off northern Japan leaves at least 30 injured