Staff may also be allowed to wear more casual attire to the office as the temperature increases.

Malaysia is attempting to ease financial burdens while boosting income levels, said Zahid.

The conditions are being driven by a heat-induced low-pressure system covering upper Thailand.

The landlocked nation of about 800,000 people imports its fuel via India.

South Korea has already implemented fuel price caps and expanded fuel tax cuts.

International flights will be subject to the systems calculations.

He said more updates would be announced soon.

CAIRO, April 2 - Eastern Libya's military leader, Khalifa Haftar, has acquired what appear to be Chinese and Turkish combat drones, Reuters reporting has found, despite a long-standing U.N. embargo on supplying weapons to the divided North African country.

SEOUL, April 2 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday urged parliament to promptly pass a 26.2 trillion won ($17.3 billion) supplementary budget to shore up the economy amid "the worst energy security threat" posed by the Middle East crisis.

Errant businesses may risk their ability to operate if they fail to meet the requirement.

The country's former military chief and junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is in the running for the position.

Initial investigation found a broker had offered to help a traveller from Singapore for a fee.

He called for de-escalation, having previously said Australia is not a participant in the war.

Some houses and vehicles were also damaged, said an official.

The government has said it needs to spend more to deter China.

All affected products have been fully recalled and replaced with correctly manufactured items.

Australia is the worlds biggest gambling nation, which also has the highest per-capita betting losses.

The passenger fell seriously ill on a flight from Incheon to Manila on March 24.

As of March 22, the country recorded 16,355 confirmed measles cases since the start of 2026.

Three Indonesian UN peacekeepers were killed in two separate incidents in Lebanon on March 29 and 30.

The Malaysian govt is seeking to shore up public confidence amid a global energy crunch.

Civil servants at the central and regional levels will begin working from home every Friday.

April 1 - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a 10-day trip around the moon that would be the farthest humans have ever traveled and a major step toward returning people to the lunar surface this decade.

The judge said the mass shooting caused "unprecedented public interest, anger, outrage and grief".

SYDNEY, April 2 - A man accused of one of Australia's worst ever mass shootings on Thursday lost a bid to prevent media from reporting the identities of his family.

The powers will force fuel suppliers to provide detailed information on their supply chains.

Indonesian broadcaster Metro TV reported one person had died from falling rubble in the Manado area.

WELLINGTON, April 2 - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Thursday appointed Chris Penk as defence minister in a Cabinet reshuffle, handing a former naval officer responsibility for the armed forces.

Militaries would ultimately be needed to monitor a reopening of the strait, said Admiral Nicolas Vaujour.

BISHKEK, April 1 - Authorities in Kyrgyzstan have arrested the brother of a powerful security chief who was abruptly dismissed in February, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.

Analysts say the sector is still grappling with uneven price recoveries, a supply glut and weak home-buyer confidence.

The government is moving early to cushion the impact of a global energy crisis.

The new round of talks coincides with Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dars visit to Beijing.

Deforestation in Indonesia reached 433,751ha in 2025, compared with 261,574ha in 2024, said a Jakarta-based think-tank.

The artworks are among the most valuable art assets successfully recovered so far.

Any cannabis shop seeking a licence renewal would have to upgrade into a medical facility.

The move highlights a growing effort to address overtourism as the number of foreign visitors rises.

Malaysia saw more than 7,500 containers of suspected e-waste sent to the country from the US between January 2023 and February 2025.

BEIJING, April 1 - Li Xiong, a former leader at a Cambodian financial conglomerate accused of laundering money for crime organisations, has been extradited from Cambodia to China, Cambodia said on Wednesday, adding that the action showed it was cracking down on scam operations.