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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

(Left) Bryan Jackbon on his hospital bed, receiving balloons during Children’s Day. (Right) A family portrait with Cynthia Nelson (back, left) and Bryan Jackbon (front, centre). — The Borneo Post pics
Life / 20 Jul 2026

A question no parent wants to hear: One Sarawak boy’s brave fight against childhood cancer

A woman cleans a statue of a saint displayed alongside books about exorcism at the Saint Michael Center for Spiritual Liberation and Exorcism in Makati, Metro Manila, Asia's only dedicated exorcism centre. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Jul 2026

Meet the exorcism academy training Asia’s next generation of demon hunters

Chefs, spice growers, food artisans and entrepreneurs came together with a shared ambition to elevate Khmer cuisine and Cambodia's little-known spices from local favourites into internationally recognised brands. — Pexels pic
Life / 19 Jul 2026

Cambodian chefs, gourmet producers unite to transform Khmer cuisine into global brand

Photographs are pinned to a map of southern Lebanon at the ‘Hkeeli ya Jnoub’ (‘Tell Me, O South’) exhibition in Beirut on July 17, 2026. The exhibition includes ‘Keys Without Homes’ by artist Adeeb Farhat, commemorating homes destroyed in southern Lebanon. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Jul 2026

‘Keys without homes’: Lebanon exhibition keeps memories alive after war destroys houses

Activists put stickers on the image of Shinsegae Chairman Chung Yong-jin during a rally calling for a boycott of the Starbucks coffee chain in Seoul May 27, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Jul 2026

No longer scapegoats: Starbucks Korea staff form union after ‘Tank Day’ campaign fiasco

Welcome to the world of competitive Rubik’s Cube solving, speedcubing for those in the know. — AFP pic
Life / 19 Jul 2026

Cubes, lubes and lightning fingers: Europe’s speedcubers twist for records, pride and glory

Europe’s great cormorant has recovered from near-extinction to overabundance in half a century, stoking a long-running debate over population control between fishers troubled by its voracious appetite and conservationists. — Pexels pic/Ashwani Sharma
Life / 19 Jul 2026

Chainsaw massacre or nature’s balance? Europe’s cormorant comeback sparks bitter fish wars

The remote village of Chichiriviche de la Costa, which escaped the twin disasters on June 24 relatively unscathed, has seen its resources cut off in the fallout. — AFPpic
Life / 18 Jul 2026

From cracked walls to empty beaches, Venezuelan villagers survive on aid and rationed fish

Unicef shared that more than 18 years ago, baby Lamine Yamal and his mother Sheila met Lionel Messi at a fundraising photoshoot. — Picture via X/Unicef
Life / 18 Jul 2026

Messi calls it ‘crazy’ as fate pits him against baby Yamal in final

France's Culture Minister Catherine Pégard (C) listens to Michael Lewis (2nd L), lead curator of the exhibition, during a visit to the unveiling of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in central London yesterday. — AFP pic
Life / 18 Jul 2026

British Museum reveals sections of Bayeux Tapestry after its ‘titanic’ journey to London

As head of Nvidia, Jensen Huang has seen the chipmaker grow to become the highest-valued publicly traded company in the world. — AFP pic
Life / 18 Jul 2026

Nvidia boss Jensen Huang’s signature leather jacket fetches US$960,000 at auction

Vania Tavares collects black sand from the seabed at a beach depleted by sand mining for commercial sale near Ribeira da Barca, on May 20, 2026. — AFP pic
Life / 18 Jul 2026

Cape Verde’s black sand trade leaves women and beaches paying the price

Kyrgyz plastic surgeon Iskender Kachkinbayev inspects a patient in Bishkek. — AFP pic
Life / 18 Jul 2026

Instagram dreams, surgical nightmares: Kyrgyz women face scars from cosmetic boom

A customer inspects durians at Rizky Durian recently. Lower prices this season due to oversupply have made premium varieties more affordable, allowing more Malaysians to enjoy the king of fruits while reviving the tradition of sharing and gathering with family and friends. — Bernama pic
Life / 18 Jul 2026

Durians for all: Price drop turns king of fruits into a season of sharing

An oil refinery is seen in Taiwan’s southern city of Kaohsiung on February 1, 2007. Fossil fuel companies are facing increasing climate lawsuits as scientists improve methods to assess links between human-caused climate change and extreme weather events. — AFP pic
Life / 17 Jul 2026

Scientists grow more confident in linking climate change to extreme weather, report finds

Armed with paintbrushes and wearing surgical gloves, volunteers inside a large tent in Gaza delicately brushed dust from a stone mosaic before placing it into storage, part of an effort to preserve cultural heritage hit by war. — AFP pic
Life / 17 Jul 2026

Paintbrushes and plastic boxes safeguard Gaza’s cultural treasures as bombs flatten landmarks