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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’

US President Donald Trump says 1,000 missiles are ‘locked and loaded’ to fly towards Iran if its government attempts to assassinate him. — Unsplash pic
World / 11 Jul 2026

US missiles ‘locked and loaded’: Trump says complete decimation for Iran if it tries to kill him

Indonesia’s progress in corruption reform has been shaken after its star prosecutor Febrie Adriansyah became the subject of a police investigation into alleged corruption, money laundering and bribery following a massive seizure of millions of rupiah worth of gold bullions and cash at several properties across Jakarta, South Tangerang and Bogor. — Unsplash pic
World / 11 Jul 2026

Who is Febrie Adriansyah, the prosecutor now at the centre of Indonesia’s biggest corruption probe

A photo shows the RV-X, a small Reusable Vehicle Experiment, undergoing a flight test at the Noshiro Rocket Testing Center in Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture, Japan, on July 11, 2026. The RV-X successfully took off to an altitude of approximately 10 meters and then descended and landed. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) began developing it in 2016. — The Yomiuri Shimbun pic via AFP
World / 11 Jul 2026

To the moon, maybe? Japan successfully launches and lands prototype of reusable rocket

Indonesia’s Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes Febrie Adriansyah resigned from his post amid an ongoing police investigation involving alleged corruption, money laundering and bribery cases. — Picture from the Indonesian Attorney Genera’s Office website
World / 11 Jul 2026

Indonesia’s anti-corruption prosecutor quits after police seize billions of rupiah in gold and cash

A woman paints Myanmar’s flag on another person’s hand. Asean foreign ministers are set to hold their first in-person meeting with Myanmar’s representative since the 2021 military coup, as the bloc weighs a cautious approach towards re-engagement. — Unsplash pic
World / 11 Jul 2026

Five years after coup, Myanmar gets a seat at Asean’s informal table again, but trust gap remains

A Long March-10B carrier rocket lifts off from the Hainan Commercial Spacecraft Launch Site in Wenchang in Hainan, China on July 10, 2026 before the first stage was recovered via a net-based capture system on an offshore recovery platform. The mission, which also launched a satellite into space, marked China’s first successful controlled recovery of a carrier rocket’s first stage. — China OUT/AFP pic
World / 11 Jul 2026

China takes a giant leap towards cheaper space launches as reusable rocket returns home

For illustration only. A passenger was injured after a window reportedly detached mid-flight on a service from Greece to Germany, prompting the plane to return to Thessaloniki airport. — Unsplash pic
World / 11 Jul 2026

Mid-air scare as Ryanair passenger is nearly sucked out of broken window on Boeing plane

US President Donald Trump’s private Boeing 757, nicknamed “Trump Force One”, is seen parked at the newly renamed Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 9, 2026. Trump’s use of a Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 as Air Force One has come under renewed scrutiny after reports raised questions about the aircraft’s security features. — AFP pic
World / 11 Jul 2026

Scare Force One? Trump’s prized Qatar jet hits security turbulence

US President Donald Trump said he had agreed to further negotiations with Iran, even as he insisted the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is over. — AFP pic
World / 11 Jul 2026

Trump agrees to fresh Iran talks but insists ‘ceasefire is OVER’

Yaroslav Voronov, the 34-year-old salesman in an appliance store, connects a portable gas stove to a gas cylinder in the town of Shchuchinsk in northern Kazakhstan. — AFP pic
World / 11 Jul 2026

Kazakhstan’s gas dilemma: Why millions still depend on ageing cylinders despite vast reserves

This file picture shows the Thailand-flagged cargo ship ‘Mayuree Naree’ engulfed in black smoke in the Strait of Hormuz, March 11, 2026. — Royal Thai Navy handout pic via Reuters
World / 10 Jul 2026

Thai crew of ship struck in Strait of Hormuz sue operators for negligence

For illustration purposes only. A landfill fire west of Jakarta has been extinguished after burning for more than a week, allowing over 230 evacuees to return home after 331 respiratory cases were reported. — Bernama pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Jakarta landfill fire put out after burning for more than a week

A man looks on as strong waves break along the coast in Yilan on July 10, 2026, as Typhoon Bavi moves toward Northeastern Taiwan. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Typhoon Bavi kills 15 in Philippines as thousands flee homes in Taiwan

The wildfire comes as Spain swelters in a heatwave, with scorching temperatures triggering orange weather warnings - the second highest level—across parts of Andalusia in recent days. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Spain wildfire kills 11, leaves 19 missing as heatwave fuels deadly blaze

Celebrations erupted across France after the 2-0 win in the United States with hundreds dancing in the streets of Paris, watched by thousands of police on security duties. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Teenager killed after falling from truck during France's World Cup celebrations

Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party seeks to weaken the position, currently held by his vocal critic Gali Baharav-Miara, by stipulating that the legal adviser’s opinions would no longer be binding on the government. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Israeli opposition slams Netanyahu’s rush to pass key bills before parliament dissolves