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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  / 19 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  / 19 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  / 17 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  / 5 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  / 7 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  / 5 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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

Massive Attack rocks Singapore stage, but Palestinian flag sparks investigation

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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 3 h ago

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

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  / 5 h ago

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

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  / 17 h ago

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

In recent months there has been a jump in sightings after the bears emerged from hibernation, and more bears have been straying into towns and cities. — Picture courtesy of Hokkaido University
World / 15 Jul 2026

Japan family finds bear inside kitchen after animal breaks into home and raids fridge

Albanese’s announcement comes after it emerged this week that US startup Anthropic has lobbied Australian officials to change copyright laws to assist the training of AI models. — AFP pic
World / 15 Jul 2026

Australia plans new AI rules to manage data centres, energy use and creative rights

Global Reach said that Trump urged Xi to free Chen during the US leader’s state visit to China in May, and that the Chinese president reportedly agreed to work on the issue. — AFP file pic
World / 15 Jul 2026

China accused of holding US nuclear test expert as Washington demands scientist's release

Anti-ICE demonstrators protest after a man was fatally shot by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The victim was identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian man. — AFP pic
World / 15 Jul 2026

ICE halts traffic stop arrests following fatal shootings as scrutiny over immigration raids grows

In the latest crackdown on children’s access to addictive apps, the government said there will be a curfew for teenagers aged 16 and 17 on platforms like Instagram and Facebook, between midnight and 6 am. — File picture by Yusof Isa
World / 15 Jul 2026

UK to impose overnight social media curfew for teenagers aged 16 and 17 in latest online crackdown

Donald Trump’s comments came as US forces carried out strikes against Iran for a fourth day in a row and reimposed a naval blockade on the country’s ports. —AFP pic
World / 15 Jul 2026

Trump says US will hit Iran power plants and bridges unless Tehran agrees to deal

Ships dock at the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal along the Gulf of Oman. Tehran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on July 12 and launched missile and drone attacks on Gulf neighbours following new US strikes. — AFP pic
World / 15 Jul 2026

US launches fourth day of strikes on Iran, warns Tehran of wider assault if talks fail

People walk over the Gibraltar airport runway after crossing the border between Spain and Gibraltar, in the British territory of Gibraltar on April 6, 2021. — AFP pic
World / 15 Jul 2026

A new chapter for Gibraltar from today as decades-old border barriers fall

Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) drive around in pick-ups during training at the MNJTF military base, Sector 3 Headquarters, in Monguno, Borno state, Nigeria July 5, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 15 Jul 2026

Nigerian jihadists 'institutionalise' AI use for battlefield tactics, study finds

The report said Instagram and WhatsApp were the social media platforms most often named in the sexual extortion complaints, with TikTok the service identified by more children as the platform where contact with the abuser began. — Picture by Yusof Isa
World / 14 Jul 2026

From private messages to public threats: How Australia’s young men are being trapped online

Miguel Baez, a volunteer rescuer, walks amid the debris of the collapsed apartment building where his family lived as he and relatives search for loved ones believed to be trapped inside, in Caraballeda. — AFP pic
World / 14 Jul 2026

Amid rubble and despair, one man’s desperate hunt for his family

Pedro Sanchez’s wife, Begona Gomez, is also under investigation over alleged influence peddling. — AFP pic
World / 14 Jul 2026

Spanish court bars PM Sanchez’s brother from public office for nine years

A member of the Bangkok Fire and Rescue Department inspects the aftermath of a blaze inside the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao bar in Bangkok, earlier today. — AFP pic
World / 14 Jul 2026

Bangkok blaze raises fresh concerns over nightclub safety after 30 deaths

The Washington Monument is visible as Nadine Seiler of Waldorf, Maryland holds a sign that reads
World / 14 Jul 2026

Trump says Reflecting Pool to be refilled after repairs

The new rules, approved by parliament yesterday and which will take effect in March, also forbid internet users and platforms from spreading fake or distorted information about candidates. — AFP pic
World / 14 Jul 2026

Watch what you post: Japan tightens social media rules for elections

A relative (R) mourns next to a coffin bearing the remains of a victim killed in a bar fire, inside a hearse at the Police General Hospital in Bangkok on July 14, 2026. Grieving relatives of the victims of a huge Bangkok bar fire claimed their bodies on July 14 as the death toll rose to 30, even as others held out hope that missing loved ones were alive. — AFP pic
World / 14 Jul 2026

Families claim bodies as Bangkok fire toll rises to 30