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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  / 17 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

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  / 2 h ago

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

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 true vision lies not in the ability to see, but in noticing those often overlooked, calling for greater awareness, patience and empathy towards people with visual impairments. — Pexels pic
What You Think / 16 Jul 2026

Seeing beyond sight — Ng Kwan Hoong

The author argues that humanity's four greatest threats — nuclear war, climate change, pandemics and artificial intelligence — require faster, more accountable global cooperation and a renewed form of multilateralism before the risks become unmanageable. — Picture by Raymond Manuel
What You Think / 16 Jul 2026

Why we’re sleeping through the wake-up call — Ahmad Ibrahim

An oil palm harvester loads fruit bunches onto a truck at a plantation. The author argues that Malaysia’s palm oil industry still relies heavily on subjective human judgement to determine fruit ripeness, risking avoidable losses — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
What You Think / 15 Jul 2026

Seeing ripeness differently — Waldo Udos and Lim Kok Sing

In the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (July 14), Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said duly referred or committed the FOI Bill to a PSSC. — Bernama pic
What You Think / 15 Jul 2026

Freedom of Information Bill 2026: Its committal to PSSC before its second reading speaks well of the govt — Hafiz Hassan

The civil service needs to embrace adaptive policy design—building in checkpoints, sunset clauses, and feedback mechanisms from day one. — Pexels pic
What You Think / 15 Jul 2026

Why over-cautious leaders are holding us back — Ahmad Ibrahim

Over the past 10 years, Turkiye has emerged as an effective actor in the resolution of crises and conflicts at both regional and global levels, guided by an enterprising foreign policy approach. — File pic
What You Think / 15 Jul 2026

Resistance of 15 July is unparalleled in the history of world democracy — Recep Tayyip Erdogan

One of the participants, a banker, mentioned that being Shariah-compliant may no longer be sufficient to win people over to Islamic finance. — AI-generated image
What You Think / 14 Jul 2026

The double cheeseburger approach to Islamic finance — Nazrul Hazizi Noordin

Subang MP Wong Chen, have reportedly welcomed the so-called revised edition and would back its enactment. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
What You Think / 14 Jul 2026

Pass the Constitution (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2026, then focus on the next thing: OPPA and code of prosecutorial conduct — Hafiz Hassan

Companies worldwide are facing growing pressure to address environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues while balancing business priorities. — Pexels pic
What You Think / 14 Jul 2026

Is ESG a saviour, sham, or strategic distraction? — Ahmad Ibrahim

Also known as the Lipstick Effect, treating oneself to beauty products, specialty coffee occasionally is seen as a copy mechanism during uncertain economic times. — Unsplash pic
What You Think / 14 Jul 2026

The psychology and economics behind our love for little treats during uncertain times — Nik Zirwatul Fatihah

Election Commission officers carry ballot boxes to the official vote tallying centre for the Perling state constituency (N46) during the 16th Johor state election at Dewan Jubli Intan Johor Bahru, July 11, 2026. — Bernama pic
What You Think / 14 Jul 2026

Johor is a warning for Pakatan, not a prediction of GE16 —  Ben Fong Kok Seng

A screengrab of a scene from ‘Dear You’, a film that explores the Chinese migrant diaspora in South-east Asia through one family’s story of migration, sacrifice and memory.
What You Think / 13 Jul 2026

‘Dear You’: The migrant story we have forgotten — Jules Rahman Ong

Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman embracing his family (centre) after hearing the Federal Court verdict on his corruption case at the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya on July 13, 2026. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
What You Think / 13 Jul 2026

There must be finality in litigation — Hafiz Hassan

The writer notes the growing use of generative AI in education has raised questions over its impact on students’ critical thinking and learning habits. — AFP pic
What You Think / 13 Jul 2026

The illusion of learning: How artificial intelligence is making our students intellectually lazy — Hasroleffendy Hassan

Mida shares tribute to former director‑general Datuk N. Sadasivan Pillay. — Picture via Facebook/Malaysian Investment Development Authority-MIDA
What You Think / 13 Jul 2026

Datuk Sadasivan: Champion of Malaysia’s industrialisation — Vasanthi Ramachandran

A look at the Royal Malaysian Air Force’s ANKA‑S unmanned aircraft stationed at Labuan Air Base, where three units are currently in operation June 16, 2026. — Bernama pic
What You Think / 13 Jul 2026

Malaysia’s maritime future in the changing face of surveillance — Tharishini Krishnan