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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

Kilimanjaro Regional Police Commander Simon Maigwa said the crash occurred Thursday at about 11.30am (East African Time), as the helicopter was flying to pick up patients who had been climbing the mountain through the tourism company Boby Camping. — Picture from social media
World / 25 Dec 2025

Tragedy on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro: Five killed in rescue helicopter crash

This picture taken on May 29, 2024, shows a general view of the border between Thailand (left) and Cambodia (right) at Khao Phra Viharn national park in the Kantharalak district of Thailand’s Sisaket province. A Cambodian official accused Thailand of destroying a statue of the Hindu god Vishnu in a disputed border area, after more than two weeks of military clashes between the neighbours. — AFP pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

Thailand says Hindu statue was removed to assert control in disputed area

Pope Leo XIV celebrates Christmas Holy Mass in St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican December 25, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo draws direct link between Nativity and Gaza’s suffering

China accused the US today of distorting its defence policy in an effort to thwart an improvement in China-India ties. —Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

China accuses US of distorting defence policy to hinder China-India ties

This handout from the official Facebook page of Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet taken and released on December 24, 2025 shows the prime minister’s wife Pich Chanmony attending a funeral in Takeo province of a soldier who died in recent clashes with Thailand. — AFP pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

Cambodia stays silent on troop deaths, but PM’s wife attends soldiers’ funerals

Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gather to join a grand rally to welcome BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in Dhaka December 25, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

Bangladesh PM hopeful Tarique Rahman returns home after 17 years — and Dhaka turns out in force

Peng Peiyun, a former head of China’s family planning commission, died this week, prompting renewed anger online over the one-child policy. — Reuters file pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

‘They are waiting for you over there’: No tributes, only anger after architect of China’s one-child policy dies

A Russian TU-95 bomber flies over East China Sea in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force in this file picture taken on July 23, 2019. Russian nuclear-capable bombers conducted a ‘scheduled’ flight over the Norwegian and Barents Seas, prompting ‘fighter jets of foreign countries’ to escort them, Russia’s Defence Ministry said today. — Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan handout pic via Reuters
World / 25 Dec 2025

Russian nuclear-capable bombers conduct ‘scheduled’ flight over waters near Scandinavia, prompting foreign jet escort

In this Pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a cabinet meeting in Moscow on December 24, 2025. — Dmitry Astakhov/Pool/AFP pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

KCNA: Putin hails ‘invincible friendship’ and ‘militant fraternity’ with North Korea in New Year letter

A general view for the Nativity Square with pilgrims and people before midnight mass at the Nativity Church in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on December 24, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

Bethlehem celebrates first full Christmas in over two years after Gaza war gloom

Syrian authorities have arrested a senior Islamic State group official in the Damascus region in a joint operation with a US-led international coalition, a security official said yesterday. ― Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

Syrian authorities arrest senior Islamic State jihadist in Damascus with coalition support

Flowers begin to wilt next to a menorah outside of Bondi Pavilion as people lay flowers and pay tribute to honour the victims of a mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, in Sydney December 20, 2025. Australian police are investigating a ‘suspicious fire’ after a car carrying a sign celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah was set ablaze today in Melbourne. — Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

Australian police investigate ‘suspicious fire’ after car with Hanukkah sign torched in Melbourne

US President Donald Trump attends a Christmas Eve Dinner At Mar-a-Lago on December 24, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump is spending the holidays in Florida this year. — Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images North America/Getty Images/AFP
World / 25 Dec 2025

Trump uses Christmas Eve message to attack Democrats as ‘radical left scum’

This handout photo provided on December 24 2025 by by Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV carrying the statue of Baby Jesus at the end of the Christmas Eve mass at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. — Vatican Media/AFP pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

Leo XIV celebrates first Christmas as pope, revives Christmas Day service tradition

Rescuers work as search and rescue operations continue at the wreckage site following the crash of a Libya-bound business jet carrying Libyan Chief of Staff General Muhammad Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, found two kilometres south of Kesikkavak Village at Haymana district in Ankara on December 24, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

Black box recovered after plane crash that killed Libya’s army chief in Turkiye

An Israeli soldier walks next to military vehicles near the border with Gaza, in Israel September 17, 2025. — Reuters pic
World / 25 Dec 2025

Netanyahu says Israel will spend US$110b to develop self‑reliant defence sector