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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  / 16 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  / 16 h ago

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

Customers at Muiz Hot Chicken restaurant in Pagoh Jaya, which serves fried chicken, burgers and nasi lemak, July 30, 2026. — Bernama pic
Life  / 15 h ago

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

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  / 3 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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

Ipoh district police chief ACP Muhammad Najib Hamzah said initial checks at the scene found that the victims — a 46-year-old local woman and her two daughters aged 12 and 11 — had died inside a room of the house. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Mother and daughters, aged 11 and 12, found dead in Ipoh home as police investigate

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  / 19 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

Driver charged with murder over Teluk Intan crash killing two teenage schoolgirls

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  / 18 h ago

Starlink to trial satellite-to-phone internet service in Malaysia, says Fahmi

File picture of a 99 Speedmart outlet. Police are investigating two conflicting reports over an incident at a 99 Speedmart outlet in Bangsar involving a trader who claimed he was assaulted and the store’s allegation that he attempted to steal items. — Picture from Facebook/99 Speedmart
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Bangsar 99 Speedmart dispute: Police probe two conflicting accounts over alleged theft, assault

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  / 16 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  / 15 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  / 19 h ago

Nova Widianto to leave BAM after guiding Malaysia to historic mixed doubles badminton world title

Boats sail through the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen’s coast on July 24, 2026, as Saudi Arabia forms a maritime alliance to secure the strategic Red Sea route. — AFP pic
World / 1 h ago

Saudi Arabia rallies 14 nations to to protect key Red Sea shipping route

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 / 2 h 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 / 3 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 / 3 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 / 5 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 / 15 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 / 18 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 / 19 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 / 20 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 / 21 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 / 21 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 / 21 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 / 22 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 / 22 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 / 22 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 / 1d ago

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