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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

Muhamad Aidil said that the increase in production capacity has never been at the expense of quality, which has been the brand’s main identity since its establishment. — Bernama pic
Life / 24 Jul 2026

From a Jertih living room to the world stage, how three friends stitched a Malaysian denim dream

Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo near Tokyo, became an internet sensation after clinging to his Ikea orangutan plush companion for comfort earlier this year. — AFP pic
Life / 24 Jul 2026

Punch the plush‑clutching monkey turns one, 2,500 birthday cards flood Japanese zoo

A street in Sapporo, Hokkaido. — Unsplash pic/Nopparuj Lamaikul
Life / 24 Jul 2026

Keep left please: Rental car crashes quadruple, Japan paints lanes, plants bollards to steer tourists

Chinese mathematician Yu Deng, US mathematician John Pardon and Canadian mathematician Jacob Tsimerman (from left) applaud as fellow Chinese mathematician Hong Wang takes the stage after receiving a Fields Medal during the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia on July 23, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 24 Jul 2026

Math’s top prize goes to four rising stars as AI challenges the future of the field

Historical artefacts at the Unesco-listed Al-Bass archaeological site in Tyre, Lebanon, after they were damaged in an Israeli strike on April 20, 2026. — Anadolu pic via AFP
Life / 24 Jul 2026

Older than most empires, now on the danger list: Tyre's ruins caught in modern conflict

Warung Dayang Salai D’Linggi owner Rozianah Ahmad, 57, shows her signature smoked ‘baung’ fish dish in Port Dickson. — Bernama pic
Life / 24 Jul 2026

How a smoked fish curry turned a small Linggi ‘warung’ into a pilgrimage spot

Tourists ride the new BalancAIR giant swing atop Grand Chamossaire peak, Villars‑sur‑Ollon, Switzerland, July 20, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 24 Jul 2026

Fun or fear? Tourists swing between terror and delight on Swiss mountaintop ride

FDA’s own career scientists have published documents outlining concerns that even if peptides are trendy, evidence to support loosening restrictions is still inadequate. — Unsplash pic
Life / 24 Jul 2026

Peptide craze explodes, FDA warns ‘alarming safety concern’ as influencers fuel grey market

Guitarfish – relatives of both sharks and rays – are among the world's most threatened marine fish, red-listed as ‘critically endangered’ by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Jul 2026

No fins attached: How Ghana's coastal communities are saving the world's strangest-looking fish

A view of Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach Residence district, July 21, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 23 Jul 2026

Dubai dangles US$800 perks as war‑hit tourism sector swings into survival mode

Orcas are highly intelligent apex predators and have been known to play with their prey and deploy sophisticated tactics to ensnare them. — Unsplash pic
Life / 23 Jul 2026

Orcas blow sunfish apart, researchers say it’s feeding frenzy — or just for fun

For Dr Nur Shazwani Farah Md Mydin Siddik, a consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City (SMC), with nearly two decades of experience, the focus is clear: supporting healthy ageing while preserving natural facial features and expressions at every stage of life. — Bernama pic
Life / 23 Jul 2026

Beyond anti-ageing: Experts urge shift towards healthy ageing and safer aesthetic care

A worker carries a crate of fish at the Shwe Padauk fish market in Yangon on July 8, 2026. The Shwe Padauk and older San Pya fish markets are integral links in the Yangon food chain, transit points for protein that feeds millions of people across the city. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Jul 2026

Inside Yangon’s fish markets, survival amid Myanmar’s five-year civil war

This photograph shows the newly released ‘Stella Juva’ solar ambulance designed by student team ‘Solar Team Eindhoven’, during its unveiling at the Midden Nederland Hallen event venue in Barneveld, central Netherlands on July 21, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 22 Jul 2026

Dutch students just built what could be the world's first solar-powered ambulance

JD Sports Southeast Asia chief executive officer Andre Loong said the retailer had focused on bringing global sports fashion brands and previously hard-to-find products closer to Malaysian consumers over the past decade.
Life / 22 Jul 2026

JD Sports marks 10 years in Malaysia as country becomes its Southeast Asia hub

The Pop Wasabi Awards 2026 Grand Finale will be held in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 22.
Life / 22 Jul 2026

Malaysia’s next sushi master? New Pop Wasabi Awards set to spotlight rising chefs