Malaysia announces WFH policy to save fuel

Kuala Lumpur (ANTARA) - The Malaysian government has stated that the implementation of the work-from-home (WFH) policy is intended to ensure fuel savings.

“The hope is to see savings in fuel usage by civil servants,” said Fahmi Fadzil, the Minister of Communications and government spokesperson, in response to a question from ANTARA during a press conference in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Wednesday.

He explained that the WFH policy does not apply to certain sectors, such as education, security, health, and others—if, based on the assessment of the Chief Secretary to the Government of Malaysia or the Director General of Public Service, they need to work in the office.

“For the communications sector, for example, we leave it to the department head to make the assessment,” Fahmi said.

He stated that basically, as long as core functions are not disrupted, Malaysian civil servants can work from home, even from their mobile phones.

“We can do WFH, work from handphone. I believe during this WFH period, colleagues, especially from the information department and others, can still work wherever they are,” Fahmi said.

The Malaysian government will implement WFH for civil servants on 15 April 2026. The technical details of the WFH implementation will be announced shortly.

In addition to Malaysia, the Indonesian government has also adopted a similar policy. Technically, Indonesia enforces the WFH policy every Friday for civil servants.

Indonesian Minister of Communications and Digital Meutya Hafid stated that the WFH policy in Indonesia, which began to be implemented from 1 April 2026, is part of the government’s work culture transformation to improve efficiency and the utilisation of digital technology.