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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

Malaysia is not a poor country. We are a country that has chosen to see poverty through a rearview mirror while driving into a future of automation, climate shocks, and rising living costs. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
What You Think / 2d ago

Why Malaysia needs a new lens on poverty — Ahmad Ibrahim

Popular anime series have been particularly influential in this regard. For example, fans of Naruto often learn phrases such as dattebayo and become curious about Japanese honorifics like -san and -sensei. — Picture via Instagram
What You Think / 2d ago

From subtitles to speaking: How anime can help you learn Japanese — Nurizah Md Ngadiran and Ayesya Azreena Mohd Azhar

The author (left) and his family with the family of former Inje University professor Jongman Cho, whom he has known since 2004. — Picture by the author
What You Think / 2d ago

The memories we never planned — Nahrizul Adib Kadri

The young people who took to the streets were not demanding easier examinations or lower standards. They were demanding that merit should matter, integrity should prevail, and the future they had worked so hard for should not be stolen by dishonesty or indifference. — AFP pic
What You Think / 27 Jul 2026

Why an education minister resigned — Vasanthi Ramachandran

Parti Pejuang president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir speaks during a Johor state election campaign in Simpang Renggam, February 25, 2022. — Bernama pic
What You Think / 27 Jul 2026

Pejuang wants BN and Perikatan to oust Pakatan in Negeri Sembilan: What exactly is going on? — Phar Kim Beng

The local ‘kopitiam’ is where the writer sits watching life unfold. Pictured here a cup of creamy ‘kopi’ and ‘cham ais’. — Picture by CK Lim
What You Think / 27 Jul 2026

A cup of ‘kopi’, a table of stories — Ng Kwan Hoong

As a system of government, federalism in the USA is based on the US Constitution. Power is shared between the 50 state governments and the federal government in Washington, DC. — AFP pic
What You Think / 27 Jul 2026

Typical of a federation that there are matters not within the powers of a state within the federation — Hafiz Hassan

For Umno, the challenge has been recovering public confidence after years of internal divisions, corruption scandals and electoral setbacks. — Bernama pic
What You Think / 27 Jul 2026

From Johor to Negeri Sembilan to Malacca: The rolling thunder strategy of Umno and Hadi-Led PAS — Phar Kim Beng

PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has openly stated that PAS supporters helped strengthen BN’s electoral performance in Johor. — Bernama pic
What You Think / 26 Jul 2026

There is no free lunch in politics: BN, especially MCA and MIC, should be careful when drawing from Hadi’s vote banks — Phar Kim Beng

Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri launch ‘Futures According to Women’ books at MIGHT Malaysia. — Picture courtesy of Sheriffah Noor Khamseah Al-Idid Syed Ahmad Idid
What You Think / 26 Jul 2026

Futures according to women: A MIGHT Malaysia’s foresight project — Sheriffah Noor Khamseah Al-Idid Syed Ahmad Idid

The recent controversy surrounding Opposition Leader Hamzah Zainuddin’s suggestion of a Perikatan-Barisan Nasional (PBN) arrangement illustrates precisely this uncertainty. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
What You Think / 26 Jul 2026

Negeri Sembilan has to be defended as if Malaysia is on its last leg: Coalition government can collapse — Phar Kim Beng

The author argues that while social media offers valuable opportunities for connection and learning, young people must use it more mindfully to protect their attention, mental well-being and relationships. ― AFP pic
What You Think / 26 Jul 2026

When being connected becomes too much — Adlin Syafi Khairul Anura 

The author argues that the enduring mistrust between PAS and Umno stems from decades of historical rivalry, making their periodic electoral cooperation a tactical alliance rather than a lasting political reconciliation. — Picture by Zamzahuri Abas
What You Think / 26 Jul 2026

‘Pi Mai Pi Mai Tang Tu’ logic: Why PAS and Umno keep finding their way back to each other — Phar Kim Beng

Although ‘Sarjan Hassan’ revolves around the Malay Regiment and Malay society, its ethical message transcends race.
What You Think / 26 Jul 2026

Buang in ‘Sarjan Hassan’ betrayed everyone, not just the Malays — Phar Kim Beng

Ships are docked along a pier at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on July 14, 2026. — AFP pic
What You Think / 25 Jul 2026

All Malaysians should stand up against the false rhetoric that Malays are being marginalised — Phar Kim Beng and Luthfy Hamzah


No serious nation prospers by encouraging its citizens to doubt one another’s loyalty. — File picture by Razak Ghazali
What You Think / 25 Jul 2026

Da-Mah (Greater Malaysia): Stronger than fear, greater than division, the key idiom the world has seen us — Phar Kim Beng