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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

People fill their containers with water at the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip on December 4, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 06 Dec 2025

Mediators Egypt, Qatar, others 'concerned' about Israel opening one-way Gaza exit

Several lower courts have blocked as unconstitutional Trump’s attempt to put restrictions on the law that states that anyone born on US soil is automatically an American citizen. — Reuters pic
World / 06 Dec 2025

US Supreme Court to weigh Trump bid to end birthright citizenship

US President Donald Trump puts on a medal as he receives the FIFA Peace Prize from FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the draw for the 2026 FIFA Football World Cup taking place in the US, Canada and Mexico, at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, DC, on December 5. — AFP pool pic
World / 06 Dec 2025

Peace medal and YMCA: Trump steals the show at World Cup draw

US health authorities previously recommended all babies, not just those born to mothers believed to have hepatitis B, receive the first of three vaccine doses just after birth. — Pexels pic
World / 06 Dec 2025

US vaccine panel upends hepatitis B advice in latest Trump-era shift

The new National Security Strategy does not name specific movements or political parties, but clearly demonstrates the Trump administration’s desire to see its policies implemented in Europe, especially when it comes to immigration. — AFP pic
World / 06 Dec 2025

Trump takes aim at Europe in new security strategy

This handout photo release by New Zealand Police on December 5, 2025 shows an officer displaying a recovered diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg in Auckland after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. — New Zealand Police handout pic via AFP
World / 05 Dec 2025

Case cracked: Faberge egg retrieved after thief swallows it

Villagers carrying food supplies walk through debris on a flooded road while being assisted by rescuers at Garoga village in South Tapanuli, North Sumatra, on December 5, 2025, after the area was hit by flash floods. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

‘Where can we go?’: Survivors pick up pieces in flood-hit Indonesia as more rain predicted

Taiwan reservists participate in a small unit combat training session at Loung Te Industrial Parks Service Center in Yilan, Taiwan December 2, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

China deploys over 100 vessels in East Asia in largest maritime show of force, Taiwan and Japan sound alarm

US President Donald Trump waves to the crowd during the National Christmas Tree Lighting at the Ellipse in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

Trump scraps global dominance in new security strategy, warns of Europe’s ‘civilizational erasure’

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) speaks with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their joint press statements at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on December 5, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 06 Dec 2025

Putin offers India ‘uninterrupted’ oil in summit talks with Modi

People pray with flowers during a vigil held outside the Wang Fuk Court apartment blocks in the aftermath of the deadly November 26 fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on December 2. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

Hong Kong student union suspended after note demanding justice for fire victims

Putin said he had shared with Modi “a great deal of details about the events taking place in Ukraine” and the efforts Moscow is taking “together with some partners, including the United States, on a possible peaceful settlement”, according to an official translator.— AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

Modi, Putin discuss defence, energy, Ukraine and trade during New Delhi summit

The word Secretary is misspelled on the nameplate of U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a Cabinet Meeting hosted by President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

Did the US military break the Law of War? Video reveals fatal second strike on shipwrecked boat crew

A girl poses while opening the TikTok app on her phone in Sydney, Australia, on November 22, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

TikTok to Australian under-16s: See you in a few years, please bring ID

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's President Vladimir Putin sit in a car as they depart Palam Air Force Base after the latter arrived in New Delhi. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

Modi hosts Putin in New Delhi summit as India balances US pressure and Russian ties

Commuters pass through a road along a landslide-affected area in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah in Gampola town, in Kandy district . — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

Clean-up hampered in Sri Lanka after floods and landslides leave nearly 500 dead