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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s lawyer Datuk Sankara Narayan Nair said he had acted on Anwar’s instructions to issue a letter of demand today to PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man over a ‘series of allegedly defamatory statements made outside Parliament on June 14, 2026 against the prime minister and subsequently republished on social media’. — Pictures by Bernama/Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Lawyer: Anwar will sue for defamation if PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim fails to respond in 48 hours

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim delivers his speech during the launching of the new Menara Merdeka Maybank in Kuala Lumpur, July 30, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

‘This is even fancier than the PM’s office’: Anwar launches Maybank’s new headquarters at Menara Merdeka Maybank

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak gets a temporary reprieve in his lawsuit against former Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, but the Federal Court warned him that it will not allow any more delays next time. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Heart op recovery keeps Najib from court in bid to revive suit against ex-AG Thomas, but majority grants delay — with a warning

Benteng Ampangan, a food court and local hangout for Ampangan folks and others in the vicinity, right opposite of it is the Ampangan UTC. — Picture by Soo Wern Jun
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

As polling day nears, what’s on Negeri Sembilan voters’ minds?

Customers at Muiz Hot Chicken restaurant in Pagoh Jaya, which serves fried chicken, burgers and nasi lemak, July 30, 2026. — Bernama pic
Life  / 14 h ago

Muiz Hot Chicken founder turns RM20 profit into RM45m business, eyes Brunei and Singapore

A Malaysian official screens a Rohingya refugee ahead of repatriation to Myanmar. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Home Ministry starts refugee checks as Malaysia prepares to send back 5,000 Myanmar nationals

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that good governance is an ongoing moral and institutional effort and pointed out that systems cannot rely on policies alone. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Special Parliament sitting on Tabung Haji RCI report set for Aug 11, says Anwar

In a statement posted late last night on Facebook, TH said it undertook the restructuring after facing what it described as a widening financial deficit that required urgent government intervention to ensure the fund remained solvent and could continue declaring profit distributions under the Tabung Haji Act. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Tabung Haji defends 2018 restructuring, says RM10b asset sale prevented insolvency

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the programme was inspired not merely by statistics, but by what he repeatedly witnessed during constituency programmes with taxi drivers. — Picture via Facebook/JPJ
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

A fresh start: Teksi Madani policy looks at uplifting taxi drivers

R. Alex, 28, was charged in the Teluk Intan Magistrates’ Court with four offences, including two counts of murder, over a crash that killed two teenage girls. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Driver charged with murder over Teluk Intan crash killing two teenage schoolgirls

Bursa Malaysia expects one or two large initial public offerings in the second half of 2026 after raising its full-year IPO market capitalisation target to RM34 billion. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Money  / 18 h ago

Big listings incoming: Bursa expects up to two major IPOs before year-end

Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said the MCMC had been asked to invite telecommunications companies (telcos) to meet with Starlink to explore opportunities for deploying the technology, which does not necessarily depend on existing telecommunications infrastructure. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 16 h ago

Starlink to trial satellite-to-phone internet service in Malaysia, says Fahmi

In a statement today, the AGC said the move was aimed at ensuring that all aspects of investigations by the relevant enforcement agencies are carried out thoroughly and comprehensively, enabling due consideration to be given to whether any breaches of the law warrant prosecution. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
Malaysia  / 15 h ago

Tabung Haji RCI report: AGC to assess findings for possible prosecution

Astronomer Daniel Mello uses a laser to point out the Milky Way during a stargazing event at Desengano State Natural Park, Rio de Janeiro, June 26, 2023. — AFP pic
Life  / 14 h ago

Argentine astronomer Amina Helmi wins Kavli Prize for uncovering Milky Way’s violent past

Nova Widianto will leave his role as Malaysia’s mixed doubles head coach at the end of July after more than three years with BAM. — Image via Facebook/Badminton Association of Malaysia
Sports  / 18 h ago

Nova Widianto to leave BAM after guiding Malaysia to historic mixed doubles badminton world title

Masjid Bandar Diraja Klang, located just beside the Pasar Jawa. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Life / 05 Jul 2026

‘Ghetto’ no more? Klang mayor says hop on the LRT3 and see for yourself

People walk past bars and clubs along Walking Street in Pattaya on July 3, 2026. Scantily dressed and wearing stiletto heels, hundreds of girls, some apparently very young, form a seedy guard of honour under the lights of Soi 6, a street in one of Pattaya’s red-light districts. — AFP pic
Life / 05 Jul 2026

Stilettos, beer and sex: Pattaya’s enduring notoriety after latest suitcase‑murder case

In this underwater photo taken on April 5, 2024, marine biologist Anne Hoggett snorkels to inspect and record bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, located 270 kilometres north of the city of Cairns. — AFP pic
Life / 04 Jul 2026

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef avoids Unesco ‘in danger’ listing despite mass bleaching concerns

Universities must fundamentally rethink how they educate students in a world where artificial intelligence is transforming the workplace, according to a new study released yesterday by the University of Manchester — Reuters pic
Life / 04 Jul 2026

Universities must rethink education for AI‑powered world, UK study says

A BBC Eye investigation found child sexual abuse ads on Instagram; now India is calling the parent company Meta in for answers. — AFP pic
Life / 04 Jul 2026

How did child sexual abuse ads end up on Instagram? India wants answers from Meta

The Internet was fooled in July 2026 by a viral video from Indonesia showing two duct-taped ‘burglars’ who turned out to be content creators from East Java who filmed themselves undergoing a challenge from their viewers. — Screengrab from YouTube/batretv2161
Life / 04 Jul 2026

Sentenced to be Teletubbies or ‘pocong’: The inside story behind Indonesia’s viral duct taped ‘criminals’

Prince William spilt the beans that his father, Britain’s King Charles III, ‘hates’ football, but would still cross the Atlantic to watch England play if it made the World Cup final. — AFP pic
Life / 04 Jul 2026

No royal love for football? Aston Villa fan Prince William says King Charles ‘hates’ the beautiful game

Naidely Vidaurre Quesada, a biology student at the University of Costa Rica, measures the eye of the newly discovered Costa Rican ghost shark (Rhinochimaera costaricana) at the Museum of Zoology of the University of Costa Rica's Center for Research in Biodiversity and Tropical Ecology in San Jose, Costa Rica, on July 3, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 04 Jul 2026

Meet the ocean’s latest mystery: Costa Rican scientists may have found a new ghost shark

A man holding a cradle with a newborn baby is seen surrounded by relatives outside a maternity hospital in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe on July 1, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 04 Jul 2026

A name rejected: Tajik parents face state list dictating what they can call their children

A woman looks at price labels inside the private business KO Mercado in Havana on June 24, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 04 Jul 2026

In Cuba, empty state shelves and private shops tell a story of survival

The Sri Maha Mariamman Temple at Queen Street. — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Life / 04 Jul 2026

Sri Maha Mariamman Temple: A temple that has kept traditions alive for 225 years in the heart of George Town

The LRT on the Shah Alam Line approaches Jambatan Kota Station, running alongside Kota Bridge and crossing over the Klang River. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
Life / 04 Jul 2026

‘Cuti-cuti Klang’: How free LRT3 rides are turning Selangor’s royal town into an unexpected day trip (VIDEO)

The animated visuals reimagine routine road symbols into dynamic motion graphics, giving a fresh and artistic spin to objects typically overlooked in daily life. — Screengrabs from X/Daily Express Malaysia
Life / 03 Jul 2026

Road signs like you’ve never seen before: Malaysian creator’s viral motion graphics video (VIDEO)

A visitor walks past a Starbucks store offering a view of North Korea at a South Korean observation deck at Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo on July 1, 2026. The contrast cannot be starker: people sipping coffee at Starbucks — an icon of globalisation and capitalism — while looking out over the world’s most reclusive nation, communist North Korea. — AFP pic
Life / 03 Jul 2026

This Starbucks lets you sip coffee while staring into North Korea

Parents said teenagers should be taught digital literacy, critical thinking and online safety skills. ― AFP pic
Life / 03 Jul 2026

Digital literacy key to building resilient and responsible youth, say parents

Bundan weaving and repairing a fishing net at the ruai of the longhouse. — The Borneo Post pic
Life / 03 Jul 2026

Sarawak’s Rumah Haliah: Life on the river, crocodiles, and courage in the currents