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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  / 14 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  / 4 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  / 16 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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 19 h ago

‘A step towards truth’: Susanna Liew hails decision allowing access to special task force report

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  / 18 h ago

MOE denies viral statement on SPM 2025 achievement by race, says deputy minister

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  / 18 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  / 18 h ago

Authorities say Monet painting linked to 1MDB sold, funds to return to Malaysia

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  / 3 h ago

Magnitude 7.4 Molucca Sea earthquake in Indonesia triggers tsunami alerts for Malaysia and the Philippines

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  / 2 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

An undated illustrative image shows detainees in handcuffs. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

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

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  / 19 h ago

Malaysia enforces foreign card ban on RON95 fuel at self‑service terminals nationwide, effective today

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  / 2 h ago

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

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said that Petronas operations remain stable for the period between April and May. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Petronas operations stable, weekly fuel prices to be announced every Wednesday, says comms minister

Cambodian soldiers ride their motorbikes as residents evacuate following clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border in Preah Vihear province on December 8, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 08 Dec 2025

Thailand launches air strikes after border clash with Cambodia kills soldier

People walk past a lane lined up with restaurants, at a shopping area in Shanghai September 28, 2024. China approved a value-added tax law today to take effect on January 1, 2026, the official Xinhua said, bringing into one document previous regulations that have included exempting items from the tax. — Reuters pic
World / 08 Dec 2025

Batch‑cooked meals spark backlash as Chinese diners demand transparency

This photo taken on March 31, 2025 shows advertisements for entertainment clubs reflected in the window of a passing car, along a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo. — AFP pic
World / 08 Dec 2025

Tokyo police probe after severed baby’s head and limbs found in adult entertainment business freezer

Election officials began counting the ballots after polls closed in the Legislative Council elections in Hong Kong today. — AFP pic
World / 08 Dec 2025

Hong Kong legislative election sees second-lowest turnout amid aftermath of deadly fire

A general view of an empty classroom at the Government Girls Day Secondary School in Minna on December 1, 2025. The school remains closed after authorities ordered the shutdown of schools across northern Nigeria in response to escalating insecurity. — AFP pic
World / 08 Dec 2025

Nigerian authorities secure release of 100 kidnapped schoolchildren, fate of 165 others remains unclear

US President Donald Trump attends the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington. — AFP pic
World / 08 Dec 2025

Trump says ‘a little disappointed’ with Zelensky for not reviewing US plan to end Ukraine war

Chinese and Japanese flags are seen in this illustration on July 21, 2022. — Reuters pic
World / 08 Dec 2025

Japan summons Chinese ambassador after military planes lock radar onto fighter jets near Okinawa

A notice in the deserted courtyard of the Government Girls Day Secondary School in Minna on December 1, 2025. The school remains closed as authorities shut schools across northern Nigeria over rising insecurity. — AFP pic
World / 08 Dec 2025

Rising kidnap terror leaves rural Nigeria isolated as families abandon village ties

Army personnel ride a military truck past a rainbow in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo. — AFP pic
World / 07 Dec 2025

Fresh landslide alerts in Sri Lanka as Cyclone Ditwah devastation pushes regional death toll to 1,812

London’s police force, known as The Met, said officers were first called shortly after 8 am following reports of multiple people being assaulted in the car park with pepper spray.— Picture by Choo Choy May .
World / 07 Dec 2025

Pepper-spray attack at Heathrow car park leaves several injured, one man arrested

Iran on Sunday executed the ringleader of a vast investment scam that defrauded tens of thousands of people through a car-buying network, the judiciary said. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Dec 2025

Iran executes mastermind behind US$350m car‑buying scam that duped tens of thousands

An aerial view shows a washed-out tea estate at the site of a landslide in Nuwara Eliya, 100 kilometres east of Colombo, on December 2, 2025. — AFPpic
World / 07 Dec 2025

Fresh landslide warnings in Sri Lanka as nation reels from worst cyclone in decades; death toll hits 618

World / 07 Dec 2025

Venezuela swears in 5,600 new soldiers as US military pressure escalates

Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian man during a military operation in the town of Qalqiya, in the occupied West Bank on December 4, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 07 Dec 2025

Gaza truce under strain as Qatar and Egypt call for international force and full Israeli withdrawal

Trump shared a grainy aerial footage of two boats being blown up on his Truth Social account on September 15, 2025. — AFP pic/US President Donald Trump’s TRUTH Social account handout
World / 07 Dec 2025

US defence secretary under fire as controversies over Yemen operation and drug‑boat strikes intensify

Hamas said Saturday it was ready to hand over its weapons in the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian authority governing the territory on the condition that the Israeli army’s occupation ends. — AFP pic
World / 07 Dec 2025

Hamas signals readiness to disarm under sovereign Palestinian authority if Israeli occupation ends