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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

The letters AI for Artificial Intelligence on a laptop screen are seen next to the DeepSeek logo on a smartphone screen on September 1, 2025. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 17 Jul 2026

The Chinese AI models quietly challenging Silicon Valley in 2026

As AI gets better at thinking for us, researchers are asking what that could mean for the human brain. — Unsplash pic
Tech-gadgets / 15 Jul 2026

Your brain called: It wants a little less AI, please

Two tourists from Jilin province show their Xiaohongshu accounts on their mobile phones as they visit the Forbidden City in Beijing on July 11, 2026. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 13 Jul 2026

Xiaohongshu is coming for Instagram, TikTok, and your travel plans — all at once

The Digital Media Association, a trade group representing streaming companies including Apple Music, Amazon and Spotify, said it was following the labeling announcement closely and looks forward to receiving more detailed and accurate AI metadata as a way to “strengthen our ability to give fans the transparency they deserve.” — Pexels pic
Tech-gadgets / 11 Jul 2026

Music industry launches AI-generated content labels

A screen capture shows a collage of images generated using Meta’s Muse.
Tech-gadgets / 10 Jul 2026

Meta’s Muse Image: How to stop your Instagram photos from being used for AI

China flags Claude Code ‘backdoor’ as Anthropic says it’s just an anti-abuse tool. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 09 Jul 2026

Backdoor or bugbear? China and Anthropic clash over Claude Code

Even the best AI company, Anthropic, only gets a C in latest global safety rankings. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 08 Jul 2026

AI safety report gives the industry a reality check — and everyone flunks the toughest test

OpenAI is rolling out fresh AI power with Sol, Terra and Luna today. — Unsplash pic
Tech-gadgets / 08 Jul 2026

OpenAI is about to drop its next AI models — and the countdown is on

The report said regulators are increasingly concerned that minors are being exposed to games and in-game features deemed unsuitable for their age, with loot boxes — paid digital treasure chests offering random rewards — coming under particular scrutiny. — ETX Studio pic/Shutterstock
Tech-gadgets / 05 Jul 2026

Europe’s crackdown on loot boxes could change gaming for millions of children

This photograph shows humanoid robots during a demonstration at the Humanoid Application Center (HAC) in the Mechatronics Innovation Center in Schiedam on July 2, 2026. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 03 Jul 2026

Dutch robot centre opens as Europe tries to close gap with China’s fast-moving humanoid race

Twilight Foundry Games founder William Chong and state exco Zairil Khir Johari (left). — Picture by Opalyn Mok
Tech-gadgets / 02 Jul 2026

Penang-made video game serves up Malaysian kuih, culture and heritage to players around the world

As Meta spends billions annually to build out its AI capabilities, employees at Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are increasingly unhappy with their Mark Zuckerberg-led parent company. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 01 Jul 2026

Fear and anger inside Meta as AI push triggers layoffs, surveillance and internal revolt

The restriction placed on Gorebox will prevent users in the Philippines from downloading it and will also render the game unresponsive beyond its loading screen for those who have installed it before the ban. — AFP pic
Tech-gadgets / 01 Jul 2026

Google Play, Steam restrict Gorebox in Philippines after deadly school shooting