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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  / 17 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  / 18 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  / 16 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  / 4 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  / 6 h ago

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

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  / 4 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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said he was consulting the State Legal Adviser to verify the allegations before any further action is taken. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 2 h ago

Selangor Speaker to clarify assemblyman’s status on Aug 3, says MB

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  / 19 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  / 17 h ago

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

British trip-hop band Massive Attack is under investigation in Singapore for unlicensed public display of Palestine’s flag during its only concert in the country at the Star Theatre on July 29, 2026. — Picture from Instagram/massiveattackofficial
Singapore  / 2 h ago

Massive Attack rocks Singapore stage, but Palestinian flag sparks investigation

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  / 16 h ago

Argentine astronomer Amina Helmi wins Kavli Prize for uncovering Milky Way’s violent past

Normally, the bones in ‘ikan terubuk’ pose a challenge when eating. De Maw’s 10-hour preparation solves that problem. — Picture by Ethan Lau
Eat-drink  / 4 h ago

At De Maw Restaurant in Cheras, the bony ‘ikan terubuk’ is cooked soft enough to eat whole

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim poses with preacher Sheikh Khaleel Ismael Elias during the Kuala Pilah Berselawat and Negeri Sembilan Grand Munajat Programme at Dataran Melang in Kuala Pilah on July 30, 2026. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 4 h ago

Anwar defends decision to release Tabung Haji RCI report as matter of ‘trust, not politics’

A plume of black smoke and flames billows over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City on July 18, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 20 Jul 2026

Iran strikes US targets in Syria, Jordan, Kuwait as conflict spreads

Andy Burnham smiles as he leaves Labour’s ‘Special Conference’ where he is confirmed as the Labour Party’s new leader in central London on July 17, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 20 Jul 2026

Burnham to become UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade today

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Knesset session as he faces criticism over a possible arrest move raised by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. — AFP pic
World / 20 Jul 2026

Netanyahu’s office hits back after New York mayor Mamdani raises arrest possibility

Flowers, candles and a portrait of Delphine Jubillar, a 33-year-old French nurse who went missing in 2020, are placed outside the family home in Cagnac-les-Mines. Her husband later confessed to her killing and led investigators to her remains. — AFP pic
World / 20 Jul 2026

Confession cracks one of France’s most haunting missing person cases after husband jailed for 30 years

A Spain supporter in a taxi waves Spain's flag celebrating victory after the 2026 World Cup final match between Spain and Argentina at Cibeles square in Madrid, on July 19, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 20 Jul 2026

Madrid prepares for million-strong celebration after Spain’s World Cup triumph

A general view of the Topps Final Halftime Show during the 2026 World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium. — Getty Images pic via AFP
World / 20 Jul 2026

World Cup buzz returns to New York as fans celebrate and mourn final result

Ships sailing near the Strait of Hormuz off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan. A British agency reported a ship on fire northwest of Kumzar, Oman on July 20, 2026. — AFP file pic
World / 20 Jul 2026

Vessel on fire in Strait of Hormuz as US and Iran vie for control

US President Donald Trump says the latest US military strikes were so that “Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon”. — AFP pic
World / 20 Jul 2026

Trump says latest Iran strikes honour fallen US troops

US forces carrying out precision strikes on Iranian military targets for the ninth consecutive night. — US Central Command handout image via AFP
World / 20 Jul 2026

US launches ninth straight night of strikes to weaken Iran’s military

US President Donald Trump and Fifa President Gianni Infantino stand with Spain captain Rodri as he lifts the Fifa World Cup trophy after Spain’s 1-0 extra-time victory over Argentina in the 2026 World Cup final at New York New Jersey Stadium. — Getty Images pic via AFP
World / 20 Jul 2026

Trump stays centre stage as Spain celebrate World Cup glory

Iran said today that it stopped two ships trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz without authorisation. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jul 2026

You shall not pass: Iran says stopped two ships trying to transit Hormuz strait

This photograph shows a flying missile during a Russian missile strikes on Kyiv on July 19, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jul 2026

Russia pounds Kyiv with ballistic missiles in escalating air war

Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke reacts as doctors check activist Sonam Wangchuk’s vital signs during a hunger strike in New Delhi on July 15, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jul 2026

Wife of India hunger strike activist Sonam Wangchuk says hospital stay is ‘illegal detention’

Well-wishers wave national flags as Japan’s Emperor Naruhito (top 3rd right) appears with Empress Masako (2nd right), their daughter Princess Aiko (right), Crown Prince Akishino (3rd left), Crown Princess Kiko (2nd left) and their daughter Princess Kako (left) on the balcony of the Imperial Palace to mark the emperor’s 65th birthday in Tokyo February 23, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jul 2026

Historic reforms expand Japan’s imperial family — but women still can’t inherit the throne

Five survivors who drifted at sea for four days after their boat sank were rescued off Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province after being spotted by a passing fishing vessel. — Facebook video screengrab
World / 19 Jul 2026

Five found alive after surviving four days clinging to fishing device after boat sinks off Indonesia’s South Sulawesi

Devotees gather near the idol of Hindu deity Ram at the newly consecrated temple in Ayodhya on January 22, 2024. A probe into donations allegedly siphoned off at India’s grand Ram temple in 2026 has renewed scrutiny of how religious sites manage billions of cash and gold entrusted to them by devotees. — AFP pic
World / 19 Jul 2026

India’s Ram temple donation scandal puts billions in religious funds under the spotlight