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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  / 16 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  / 16 h ago

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

Customers at Muiz Hot Chicken restaurant in Pagoh Jaya, which serves fried chicken, burgers and nasi lemak, July 30, 2026. — Bernama pic
Life  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 3 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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 19 h ago

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

PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said he has yet to receive any legal notice from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over alleged defamatory remarks and will refer the matter to his lawyers once received. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 3 h ago

PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim says he has yet to receive Anwar’s legal notice, will consult lawyers

Ipoh district police chief ACP Muhammad Najib Hamzah said initial checks at the scene found that the victims — a 46-year-old local woman and her two daughters aged 12 and 11 — had died inside a room of the house. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Mother and daughters, aged 11 and 12, found dead in Ipoh home as police investigate

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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

File picture of a 99 Speedmart outlet. Police are investigating two conflicting reports over an incident at a 99 Speedmart outlet in Bangsar involving a trader who claimed he was assaulted and the store’s allegation that he attempted to steal items. — Picture from Facebook/99 Speedmart
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Bangsar 99 Speedmart dispute: Police probe two conflicting accounts over alleged theft, assault

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  / 18 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  / 16 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  / 15 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  / 19 h ago

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

Following her recent role in the South Korean zombie thriller 'Colony', Jun Ji-hyun also known as Gianna Jun makes history at the 25th New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) by receiving the Extraordinary Star Asia Award. — Picture via Instagram/giannajunfp
Showbiz / 15 Jul 2026

‘Colony’ star Jun Ji-hyun becomes first Korean actress to win NYAFF’s Extraordinary Star Asia Award

Actor Dwayne Johnson appears in the 2026 live-action movie Moana. — Photo by Disney
Showbiz / 15 Jul 2026

Live-action stumble: Disney faces potential US$100m loss on ‘Moana’ remake

Legendary K-pop girl group T-ara consists of four members, namely Qri, Eunjung, Hyomin, and Jiyeon. — Picture via Instagram/t_aratastic
Showbiz / 15 Jul 2026

T-ara returns to Malaysia: The K-Pop queens who built a legacy most 4th-gen groups can’t touch

Ellen Burstyn, who has starred in over 150 films, said she was “so honoured” by the decision to award her the Golden Lion. — Picture via Instagram
Showbiz / 14 Jul 2026

‘The Exorcist’ star Ellen Burstyn to receive Venice lifetime achievement award

Hong Kong film producer Nansun Shi died on July 13 at the age of 75, with her production company Film Workshop confirming her death. — Picture from Facebook/Monica Zhang
Showbiz / 14 Jul 2026

Hong Kong film producer Nansun Shi, behind ‘A Better Tomorrow’ and ‘Infernal Affairs’, dies at 75

The New Zealander had undergone treatment for lymphoma in recent years but was cancer free, his family added without elaborating on the cause of his death. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 14 Jul 2026

Co-star says Sam Neill battled pneumonia before death

The social media interaction comes after Drake referenced BTS in his track ‘Make Them Cry’, released in May, with lyrics comparing his career journey to the K-pop group’s global rise. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 14 Jul 2026

Drake sparks BTS fans’ curiosity after following Jungkook on Instagram

A screengrab of Jay-Z performing at the Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
Showbiz / 14 Jul 2026

Jay-Z celebrates 30-year legacy with sold-out New York homecoming shows

The concert was scheduled to start at 8pm (8am Malaysian time), but hundreds of people remained outside the stadium, despite having valid tickets, an AFP reporter observed. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 13 Jul 2026

Jay-Z concert delayed for hours over security breach

English actor Tom Holland, British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan and US actor Matt Damon attend the red carpet for the premiere of their film 'The Odyssey' in Mumbai on July 11, 2026. — AFP pic
Showbiz / 13 Jul 2026

Christopher Nolan returns with ‘The Odyssey’ blockbuster

Pledis said the members had “reached a mutual agreement” to continue with the company, with those currently serving in the military set to finalise paperwork according to their service schedules. — Picture via X
Showbiz / 13 Jul 2026

K-pop group Seventeen renews contracts as full group with Pledis, marking rare second full‑team extension

Actor Sam Neill takes part in the opening ceremony of the 67th San Sebastian Film Festival in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian on September 20, 2019.
Showbiz / 13 Jul 2026

‘Jurassic Park’ star Sam Neill dies suddenly at 78 in Australia

Mark Wahlberg's appearance in Penang drew many curious onlookers. — Rednote screencap
Showbiz / 13 Jul 2026

Guess who’s in Penang? Mark Wahlberg seen filming latest Netflix show (VIDEO)

Min Lim is set to make her feature directorial debut with ‘Mojoku Hilang.’ — Picture courtesy of Double Vision
Showbiz / 13 Jul 2026

Malaysian producer Min Lim on her rom-com film directorial debut, casting Adipati Dolken, and hopes for ‘Mojoku Hilang’

There are at least 1,000 songs by Malaysian artistes can be found in The AI Watchdog search engine. — Picture by Arif Zikri
Showbiz / 13 Jul 2026

Publisher calls for clarity as over 1,000 Malaysian songs appear in AI dataset search engine

These datasets are used to train AI models, specifically music-generating AI systems designed to create completely new, fully produced audio tracks from descriptive text inputs, commonly known as prompts. — Picture by Arif Zikri
Showbiz / 13 Jul 2026

From P. Ramlee to Taylor Swift, thousands of artists found in AI training datasets raising copyright concerns