WASHINGTON (April 2): US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reinforced US military capability in the Middle East with more warplanes, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, amid a more than two-week-old US bombing campaign in Yemen and mounting tensions with Iran.

As Iran tensions build, US military moves warplanes to reinforce Middle East

President Donald Trump on Friday fired the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force General CQ Brown, and pushed out five other admirals and generals in an unprecedented shake-up of US military leadership.

Trump fires top US general in unprecedented Pentagon shakeup

Panasonic Malaysia Sdn Bhd has allocated RM120,000 worth of e-vouchers of RM500 each to 240 families affected by the recent gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, enabling them to purchase new home appliances.

Panasonic donates RM120,000 in e-vouchers to support Putra Heights victims

Top Opec+ ministers stressed the need for full compliance with oil output targets and plans to compensate for pumping too much, after the group's surprise decision this week to raise output further helped send prices crashing to pandemic-level lows.

Opec+ panel stresses compliance after surprise oil output hike

Homestay management company Airbnb has agreed to offer 78 units as temporary accommodation for a period of two months for victims affected by the Putra Heights gas pipeline fire in Subang Jaya.

Putra Heights fire: Airbnb offers 78 temporary homes for victims — Amirudin

Indonesia’s central bank pledged to intervene in domestic markets to ensure rupiah stability as global market volatility surges amid an escalating US-led trade war.

Indonesia's central bank vows to support rupiah amid trade tariffs threat

Forty-two of the 145 victims of the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, on Tuesday (April 1) are still receiving treatment at hospitals, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH).

Putra Heights fire: 42 victims still warded — MOH

China said on Saturday "the market has spoken" in rejecting US President Donald Trump's tariffs, and called on Washington for "equal-footed consultation" after global markets plunged in reaction to the trade levies that drew Chinese retaliation.

China to US: 'Market has spoken' after tariffs spur selloff

(April 5): European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel suggested that US President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught may signify that the era of free-flowing global commerce is over.

Speaking on Saturday to a conference of business leaders in Cernobbio, on the banks...

ECB’s Schnabel says Trump’s onslaught may mark end of free trade

Traffic along the federal road in the Gua Musang district was congested for up to 20km on Saturday due to the surge in vehicles as people returned to the federal capital after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays.

20km crawl in Gua Musang as Aidilfitri holidaymakers head back to KL

The Selangor government has assured that the investigation into the Putra Heights gas pipeline fire in Subang Jaya will be carried out transparently, with no parties being protected.

Putra Heights inferno: Selangor assures transparent probe, no cover-ups — MB

Victims of the gas pipeline fire incident in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, who have yet to register at the temporary evacuation centre (PPS) are advised to do so before the registration closes completely at noon on Sunday.

Putra Heights fire: Victim registration to close at noon tomorrow — Amirudin