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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

Mockups of domestically-made Iranian missiles are displayed at an exhibition outside the Defence Museum in Tehran on March 31, 2026. — AFP pic
World  / 18 h ago

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

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

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

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

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

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

Protesters hold a placard reading ‘Protect children, not Shein’ outside Paris’ BHV department store on November 5, 2025, during the opening of Shein’s first physical store amid uproar over childlike sex dolls. A UK website that reportedly delivers such dolls to France is the latest platform targeted by French authorities after Ali Express, Temu and Wish. — AFP pic
World / 28 Dec 2025

France cracks down on online sales of childlike sex dolls, opens fifth investigation, this time in the UK

A missile launch by US forces in northwestern Nigeria on December 25, 2025, during strikes against Islamic State militants. — Handout pic from US Department of Defense via AFP
World / 27 Dec 2025

Islamic State 101: Origins, tactics and why Nigeria is in the spotlight

Imran Ahmed, head of the Center for Countering Digital Hate and an American permanent resident, is among five Europeans involved in tech regulation who have been denied visas by the US State Department. — Screengrab from YouTube/Triggernometry
World / 27 Dec 2025

European tech watchdog chief challenges US entry ban in court, calls it unconstitutional

Cambodia’s Defence Minister Tea Seiha (left) and Thailand’s Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit (right) pose with documents during a border meeting after the two countries agreed an immediate ceasefire on December 27, 2025. — Handout picture by Agence Kampuchea Presse via AFP
World / 27 Dec 2025

UN urges confidence-building after Thailand and Cambodia agree to immediate ceasefire

Yang Chao, a former head of China’s state-owned insurance company, is expected to be taken to court on corruption charges. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Dec 2025

Former China Life Insurance chief expelled from Communist Party over bribery and abuse of power

Switzerland is increasing defence spending, modernising artillery and ground systems and replacing ageing fighter jets with Lockheed Martin F-35As. — Unsplash pic
World / 27 Dec 2025

Neutral but vulnerable: Swiss army chief says country cannot defend itself against major attack

The seven people, plus two more outside Italy, were accused of financing ‘“associations based in Gaza, the Palestinian territories, or Israel, owned, controlled, or linked to Hamas’, which Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi labelled as ‘terrorist’ groups. — Unsplash pic
World / 27 Dec 2025

Italy arrests seven over alleged €7m funding for Hamas under guise of humanitarian aid

Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump in a DOJ‑released image from the Epstein investigation, Washington, December 23, 2025. — Reuters pic/US Justice Department
World / 27 Dec 2025

‘Release all their names and embarrass them’: Trump tells DOJ to target Democrats as Epstein files are unsealed

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is moving out of the J. Edgar Hoover building in central Washington, DC, FBI Director Kash Patel has announced. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Dec 2025

FBI announces shutdown of Hoover HQ, Reagan Building picked for new headquarters

Search and rescue teams prepare to look for the missing tourists after a boat sank near Padar Island, Labuan Bajo, December 27, 2025. — AFP pic/BASARNAS Labuan Bajo
World / 27 Dec 2025

Spanish family missing after tourist boat sinks off Indonesia’s Labuan Bajo

In the aftermath, a section of the expressway was closed, with a line of badly damaged vehicles—some charred beyond recognition—blocking the outbound lane. — Picture via social media
World / 27 Dec 2025

Multi-vehicle pileup on Japan’s Kan-etsu Expressway leaves two dead, dozens injured (VIDEO)

Campaigning ahead of Myanmar’s general election that begins on Sunday has been shorn of the energy of previous polls as voting is scheduled amid a civil war and a humanitarian crisis. — AFP pic
World / 27 Dec 2025

Fear and silence mark Myanmar’s general election under military rule

Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 and has pushed for international recognition for decades, with president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi making it a top priority since taking office last year. — AFP pic
World / 27 Dec 2025

Somalia, African Union slam Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as independent state

A bridge lies damaged after Thai air strikes in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap border area, December 20, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 27 Dec 2025

Thailand and Cambodia agree ‘immediate’ ceasefire after weeks of deadly border clashes

Emergency personnel help an elderly woman from a Kyiv apartment damaged in a Russian drone strike, December 23, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Dec 2025

Kyiv rocked by powerful blasts as air defences intercept drones and missiles

Christmas under Donald Trump brought air strikes abroad and political threats at home. — Reuters pic
World / 27 Dec 2025

Christmas spirit, Trump‑style: Bombs not baubles, barbs not blessings