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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

Islamic Jihad and Hamas militants transport a white body bag believed to carry the remains of an Israeli hostage in the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on December 3. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

Thai hostage remains returned to Israel while final Gaza captive yet to come home

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in August that the country would this year meet a Nato target of spending two percent of GDP on defense, years ahead of schedule. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

US approves massive bomb sale to Canada amid Nato and Arctic concerns

Heavy machinery demolishes part of the White House East Wing as work begins on President Donald Trump’s planned US$350 million ballroom, in Washington, DC, October 20, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

Trump brings in new architect amid disputes over White House ballroom design

US President Donald Trump participates in a peace accord signing ceremony with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace.— AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

Trump slaps his name on US peace institute as he touts global peacemaker role

New Orleans police officers carry a man out of City Hall after he participated in a protest against the deployment of federal agents in the city during a city council meeting on December 4. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

Trump cuts migrant work permit validity to 18 months in latest immigration crackdown

A truck loaded with humanitarian aid awaits permission on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip, to drive toward the besieged Palestinians territory on July 27, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

Rafah crossing: What to know about Gaza’s vital but long-shut gateway

Palestinian couples attend a mass wedding in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip December 2, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 05 Dec 2025

‘Joy will rise again’: Mass wedding brings hope to war-scarred Gaza

Amneh Khoulani, human rights defender and member of the National Commission for the Missing and Disappeared in Syria, inspects the ruins of her family’s house in Daraya, a suburb that lies just south-west of the centre of the capital Damascus on October 28, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 04 Dec 2025

Daraya rises from ruins: Rebels return to rebuild Syria’s emptied city

A picture taken on July 6, 2025 shows the peak of Mount Sinai (also known as Jebel Moussa) at the Saint Catherine valley, where mountain hotels under construction as part of Egypt’s new tourism megaproject. — AFP pic
World / 04 Dec 2025

As Egypt builds big in Sinai, St Catherine’s heritage and Bedouin land are pushed to the brink

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meets with volunteers during a volunteer organisations forum in Moscow on December 3, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 04 Dec 2025

UK inquiry says Putin bears ‘moral responsibility’ for 2018 Novichok death

The men range in age from 18 to 75 and two were charged with rape of minors while one was said to be among ‘the 10 most active producers and distributors of paedophile content in Poland’, a statement read. — Reuters pic
World / 04 Dec 2025

‘Game Over’: Poland detains 100 men in major child sex abuse probe

Other concerns clogging up the system between November 2024 and March 2025 were blocked noses, earaches and nearly 100,000 visits for sore throats. — IStock.com pic
World / 04 Dec 2025

Hiccups to ingrown toenails: Minor ailments are jamming up Britain’s A&Es, NHS warns

Passengers line up at an Indigo Airlines kiosk at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on December 4, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 04 Dec 2025

India’s biggest airline cancels 1,200 flights, unleashing airport chaos

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (centre) meets a UN Security Council delegation at the Presidential Palace in Damascus on December 4, 2025, during the council’s first-ever visit to the country. — AFP pic
World / 04 Dec 2025

UN Security Council makes historic first visit to Syria ahead of Assad ousting anniversary

The two people in France reported to have contracted MERS – a more deadly but less contagious variation of the SARS that spread from China in the early 2000s – had been on a joint trip to the Arabian Peninsula. — AFP pic
World / 04 Dec 2025

MERS alert in France as two hospitalised after Middle East trip

A photo taken on November 18, 2025 shows 12-year-old Australian Ava Jones who uses Instagram to document her cheering, dancing, modelling and brand promotions that has drawn her a following of more than 11,400 people, enough for a monthly income from Meta, free products from brands and to even launch her own clothing line now at risk as the government bans under-16s from social media from December 10, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 04 Dec 2025

Meta starts booting under-16s off Instagram, Facebook, Threads in Australia ahead of Dec 10 deadline