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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 author argues that Malaysian politicians continue to exploit race and religion to win elections, urging voters to reject fear-based campaigning and demand leadership grounded in competence, accountability and national unity. — Bernama pic
What You Think / 25 Jul 2026

Are voters dumb, or do politicians just hope they are? — Khoo Ying Hooi

The author argues that the rubber industry must embrace a circular regenerative economy, contending that restoring resources and designing out waste are essential for long-term competitiveness and sustainability. — Pexels pic
What You Think / 25 Jul 2026

It’s time for the rubber industry to stop bouncing back  — and start spinning forward  — Ahmad Ibrahim

The author argues that TikTok’s rapid rise as a news source in Malaysia is reshaping how audiences consume information and how journalists produce and deliver news. — AFP pic
What You Think / 24 Jul 2026

How TikTok is becoming Malaysia’s newsroom — Marissa Mae

A map showing Negeri Sembilan’s state constituencies for the 16th state election is displayed by the Election Commission. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
What You Think / 24 Jul 2026

Negeri Sembilan could become ground zero for a deformed Malaysia? — Phar Kim Beng

Umno secretary-general Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki (left) speaks with PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang during nomination day for the Negri Sembilan state election in Jempol July 18, 2026. — Picture via Facebook/drasyrafwajdidusuki
What You Think / 24 Jul 2026

Electoral promiscuity of PAS and Umno: Even Hadi Awang hopes that it works, not that it will — Phar Kim Beng

University students gather for a demonstration to show their support for the Houthi movement amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, at the Sanaa University campus in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on July 22, 2026. — AFP pic
What You Think / 24 Jul 2026

Houthis’ attack on Saudi tankers in the Red Sea undercuts any efforts to stabilise West Asia — Phar Kim Beng

The author argues that staying in a stable job can be a responsible choice, but workers should still build skills and alternatives so they are not trapped when circumstances change. — Unsplash pic
What You Think / 24 Jul 2026

The true power of having choices — Amirul Eqhwan Rahim

Buying an EV without careful planning can become a financial burden, says the writer. — Reuters file pic
What You Think / 23 Jul 2026

Buying an EV: Wise investment or Fear of Missing Out? — Juan Rizal Sa’ari

History demonstrates that Malaysian Chinese voters have worked with the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) as a founding component of Barisan Nasional and, before that, the Alliance. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
What You Think / 23 Jul 2026

Malaysian Chinese can work with MCA: A Hadi-led PAS is a different question altogether — Phar Kim Beng

The digital economy was a rising tide, and we assumed it would lift all boats equally. That era is now over, says the writer. — AFP file pic
What You Think / 23 Jul 2026

Why a fragmenting digital economy spells trouble for everyone — Ahmad Ibrahim

PAS has every right to seek power. Malaysians have every right to give it power, says the writer. — File pic by Sayuti Zainudin
What You Think / 23 Jul 2026

Malaysians have the right to root for PAS, but what has a Hadi-led PAS actually done? — Phar Kim Beng

For decades, Malaysians have called for a federal law that would give citizens a legal right to obtain information held by the government. — Pexels pic
What You Think / 23 Jul 2026

The right to know — Vasanthi Ramachandran

In the Network School matter, the actions of the authorities must be assessed on the basis of facts, evidence and due process. — Screengrab from https://ns.com/
What You Think / 22 Jul 2026

Malaysia has the right to defend its sovereignty, laws and foreign policy — Yusmadi Yusoff

A more sobering lesson was that PH’s strong performances in Chinese-majority voting districts were insufficient to overcome BN’s advantage elsewhere. — Bernama file pic
What You Think / 22 Jul 2026

Beyond the postmortem: What Tiram taught me — Lim Yi Wei

When fuel and food prices rise in lockstep, it erases wage gains, bankrupts small farmers, and often precedes the kind of instability that shuts down stock exchanges. — Pexels pic
What You Think / 22 Jul 2026

Why global economic ‘resilience’ masks a deeper failure —  Ahmad Ibrahim

The more sustainable strategy is not to sack individuals but to reduce the perceived political incentives for any future electoral cooperation between Umno (pic) and PAS. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
What You Think / 22 Jul 2026

Sap, not sack: The better way forward for malaysia’s unity govt — Phar Kim Beng