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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  / 14 h ago

Lawyer: Anwar will sue for defamation if PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim fails to respond in 48 hours

Former Tabung Haji chairman Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim at Kuala Lumpur High Court September 7, 2022. — File picture by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Abdul Azeez says ready to face fresh probe over Tabung Haji RCI findings

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  / 14 h ago

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

DNA Brands will set aside up to S$1 million for refunds after a Singapore investigation found that some staff used high-pressure sales tactics on customers. — Unsplash pic
Singapore  / 19 h ago

Singapore beauty chain offers S$1m refunds after staff targeted elderly clients’ retirement savings

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  / 18 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  / 18 h ago

As polling day nears, what’s on Negeri Sembilan voters’ minds?

A Malaysian official screens a Rohingya refugee ahead of repatriation to Myanmar. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 17 h ago

Home Ministry starts refugee checks as Malaysia prepares to send back 5,000 Myanmar nationals

Customers at Muiz Hot Chicken restaurant in Pagoh Jaya, which serves fried chicken, burgers and nasi lemak, July 30, 2026. — Bernama pic
Life  / 13 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 16 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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 14 h ago

Tabung Haji RCI report: AGC to assess findings for possible prosecution

The Royal Commission of Inquiry report found weaknesses in Tabung Haji’s governance, including political interference in the management of the pilgrim fund and the distribution of its profits. — File pic by Hari Anggara
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

RCI pushes for new Haj Fund dept to safeguard Tabung Haji’s future as deposits approach RM100b

Mexican security forces carry out an operation in Michoacan, where authorities arrested the alleged mastermind behind the assassination of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo. — Unsplash pic
World / 40 m ago

Mexico captures alleged mastermind behind killing of ‘Robin Hood’ mayor

Palestinians inspect buildings damaged by Israeli strikes in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, on July 29, 2026, as Hamas confirms a deal to end the conflict with Israel. — AFP pic
World / 1 h ago

Hamas confirms deal to end war with Israel after Trump’s disarmament announcement

A protester dressed as US President Donald Trump holds a puppet depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Iran on July 28, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 1 h ago

Trump says ‘Board of Peace’ reaches weapons deal with Hamas, Israeli withdrawal to follow

Peopla walk along an embankment past the gate of the City Garden in Yalta, on the Russian-annexed peninsula of Crimea, on July 21, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 3 h ago

Crimea: Cliffs, fleets and history collide in Russia’s prized Black Sea peninsula

A view of the damage to Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026, a day after an earthquake struck southwestern Japan. — AFP pic
World / 13 h ago

Heatwave misery grips quake survivors in Kumamoto as shelters overflow and taps run painfully dry

More than 200,000 Australians who failed to cast their mandatory votes in the 2025 general election have paid fines, according to the electoral commission. — AFP pic
World / 16 h ago

Australian Electoral Commission reports 200,000 fines issued over 2025 election no‑shows

In this handout photo released by MOFF Corporation on July 30, 2026, rescued cats are seen at a MOFF facility in Hiroshima on July 29, 2026, after they were rescued from a MOFF cat cafe at Aeon Mall in Kumamoto following the earthquake on July 28. — AFP pic
World / 17 h ago

All paws accounted for: 25 cats rescued from Japan mall gutted by quake-triggered explosion

Motorists drive past a large billboard pledging revenge against US President Donald Trump along Jomhouri Street in central Tehran July 27, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 18 h ago

Pakistan says US-Iran negotiations ‘ongoing’ on de-escalation, Hormuz

This picture shows charred cars in a residential area destroyed by a raging wildfire that swept through areas of the town of Navas del Rey, 55km south-west of Madrid, on July 29, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 19 h ago

‘Almost no flames’: Madrid blazes stop spreading, but heatwave raises fears of fresh outbreaks

Critics said removing eggs from school lunches risked depriving children from low-income families of an important source of nutrition. — File picture by Hari Anggara
World / 19 h ago

No more eggxit: Backlash forces West Bengal to rethink ‘pure’ vegetarian school meals

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has launched court action against Telegram over its alleged failure to remove terrorist and extremist material. — AFP pic
World / 19 h ago

Australia takes Telegram to court over alleged failure to remove terror content

Iran said the tankers had attempted to use the Hormuz Strait’s southern route with support from US aircraft before abandoning the crossing. — AFP pic
World / 20 h ago

Oil tankers attempt Hormuz run — then turn back after fire erupts, Iran says

This undated handout photo released by Britain’s Metropolitan Police on July 29, 2026, shows the custody photograph of 19-year-old Johannes Kongsnes Natland in London. — AFP pic
World / 20 h ago

Norwegian teen ‘wannabe hitman’ convicted over Swedish crime syndicate’s UK murder plot

A house is seen collapsed onto a car in Hikawa, Kumamoto Prefecture on July 30, 2026 after an earthquake struck the area. — AFP pic
World / 20 h ago

Race against heat after Japan quake leaves 30 dead and thousands without utilities

Rescue officials work at the site of a house, which was damaged in the July 28 earthquake, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture on July 30, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 23 h ago

Japan earthquake death toll feared to hit 23 as rescuers comb shattered mall

Hadi Matar was convicted of terrorism over the August 2022 stabbing that left novelist Salman Rushdie blind in one eye. — AFP pic
World / 1d ago

Author Salman Rushdie’s would-be killer convicted of terror charges over 2022 New York stabbing