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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  / 13 h ago

Anwar announces WFH for public sector and GLCs from April 15 to ease energy strain

Nor Nadia Abdul Majid, 32, said she was satisfied with the prosecution’s decision. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Widow relieved by murder charge, vows RM1m civil suit over fatal Klang crash

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  / 15 h ago

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

Lorries are seen on the Federal Highway in this file picture dated January 2, 2025. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Malaysia  / 3 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  / 14 h ago

What we owe Amirul and his family — Michelle Liu and Jia Vern Tham

Mockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the Defence Museum in Tehran on March 31, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 19 h ago

Iran says has ‘zero trust’ in US, demands full end to war

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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 16 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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 14 h ago

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

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  / 17 h ago

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

Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said that Petronas operations remain stable for the period between April and May. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 1 h ago

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

State-run China Central Television reported that Li Xiong, former chairman of Huione Group under Prince Group, is suspected of multiple crimes and described him as a core member of Chen Zhi’s criminal gang. — Reuters pic
World  / 18 h ago

China extradites alleged scam boss from Cambodia over multibillion-dollar crime ring

A displaced resident sits in a tent in front of a Buddha statue at a temporary camp set up in a pagoda in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, December 12, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating newly signed ceasefire with hundreds of drone incursions

An Election Commission official counts a ballot at a polling station during Myanmar’s general election in Yangon December 28, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

Myanmar’s pro-military party claims majority win in first phase of junta-run election

Flights were cancelled and delayed at Indira Gandhi International Airport after dense fog reduced visibility across the Indian capital. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

More than 100 flights cancelled at Delhi airport amid dense fog and smog

Ahmed al Ahmed, a Sydney shop owner, was wounded after tackling one of the gunmen at the Bondi Beach Hanukkah event, an intervention authorities say saved lives.
World / 29 Dec 2025

‘I feel sorry still for the lost’: Sydney shopkeeper relives the moment he disarmed a Bondi Beach attacker

A Spanish family, comprising a father and three of his children, have been missing since Friday night when the boat capsized in waves of up to three metres in the Padar Island Strait. The father was identified as Valencia CF women’s football coach Fernando Martin Careras. — Handout via Reuters
World / 29 Dec 2025

Indonesian rescuers recover body of Spanish girl after Komodo boat accident, three more still missing

A Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet takes off at Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu December 29, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

China launches military drills simulating blockade of Taiwan ports

Benjamin Netanyahu (right) is due to meet Donald Trump in Florida as Washington pushes for progress on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire. — Reuters file pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

Trump and Netanyahu to meet in Florida with Gaza ceasefire under strain

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre) looks as Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn (left), who is also the country’s foreign minister, shakes hands with Thailand’s Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow (right) during a meeting in China’s Yunnan province December 29, 2025. — Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) handout via AFP
World / 29 Dec 2025

Thailand and Cambodia seek to ‘rebuild political mutual trust’, China says

Members of a choir pray for victims of deadly flash floods in Sumatra, as they gather to sing Christmas carols outside the fX Sudirman shopping mall, in Jakarta December 23, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

Indonesia urges quiet New Year as regions cancel fireworks after deadly Sumatra floods

The accident happened at a moving walkway linking the parking area to the ski slopes, with police investigating whether safety systems functioned as intended. — Picture via Facebook
World / 29 Dec 2025

Five-year-old boy dies after arm caught in travelator at Hokkaido ski resort

Kim Keon Hee is accused by prosecutors of accepting luxury bribes and illegally intervening in state affairs, allegations she has denied. — AFP pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

‘Stood above the law’: Prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for S. Korea’s ex-first lady over lavish bribes, power abuse

People stand near flowers laid as a tribute at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of a mass shooting that targeted a Hanukkah celebration, in Sydney December 16, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

Australian PM orders independent review into Bondi attack amid calls for royal commission

Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah has joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party ahead of Nepal’s March parliamentary elections. — Picture via Instagram/balenshah
World / 29 Dec 2025

Nepal’s rapper-turned-mayor Balendra Shah enters race for PM after Gen Z protests

People visit a memorial altar for victims who died in the Jeju Air Flight 2216 plane crash on December 29, 2024, in the departures hall of Muan International Airport on December 14, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

South Korea’s president apologises to families a year after deadly Jeju Air crash, promises answers

Local people rescue an elderly man during a fire at Werdha Damai retirement home in Manado, North Sulawesi Province, December 28, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

Fire at Indonesia retirement home kills 16 in north Sulawesi city

China’s PLA Eastern Theatre Command said the drills involved army, navy, air force and rocket force units and would include ‘live’ firing on Tuesday. — Reuters pic
World / 29 Dec 2025

China announces live-fire drills near Taiwan in warning to ‘independence’ forces