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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’

Trump has clashed with the EAC over his executive order directing the agency to add a requirement for proof of citizenship to voter registration forms, a demand that was largely blocked in court. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Trump fires federal election commissioners ahead of midterms

Sandbags are stacked outside a building ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bavi in Keelung today. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Taiwan braces for biggest typhoon in decades as Bavi forces evacuations

In a press conference, Trump sidestepped safety questions but alluded to previous alleged assassination attempts by Iran. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Israel warned US of fresh Iranian plot to assassinate Trump, reports say

Spain has experienced increasingly frequent and prolonged heatwaves in recent years, with temperatures often exceeding 40C, creating conditions for major wildfires. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

At least 12 dead after wildfire tears through southern Spain amid heatwave

Mourners attend the funeral of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei and members of his family, before he is buried at the Shrine of Imam Reza, in Mashhad on July 9, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Khamenei buried in Mashhad as US-Iran strikes raise spectre of all-out war

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press for the first time aboard the new Air Force One while in flight from RAF Mildenhall AFB to Joint Base Andrews on July 8. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Trump holds off new tariffs on commercial aircraft after security probe

People bow before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on the 32nd anniversary of Kim Il Sung's death, at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on July 8, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

North Korea to strengthen nuclear capability as Kim ramps up defence plans

This combination of pictures created on September 13, 2025 using handouts released by the Utah Governor's Office on September 13, 2025 shows the booking photos of Tyler Robinson, the suspect in the shooting death of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk. — AFP pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Man accused of killing Charlie Kirk broke down in tears, told roommate he regretted it, court hears

At least 100 animals, including alpacas, miniature pigs and zebras, escaped from Guigang Zoo in southern China’s Guangxi region after floods damaged their enclosures. — Unsplash pic
World / 10 Jul 2026

Alpacas, mini pigs and zebras set loose after floods hit China zoo

A California man was sentenced after admitting he stole rare Chinese manuscripts from UCLA’s library and replaced them with fakes. — Picture via Facebook/UCLA
World / 10 Jul 2026

California man sentenced to home confinement after stealing rare 17th century Chinese manuscript

This handout picture taken and released on July 3, 2026 by Myanmar’s Presidential Press and Information Bureau shows Myanmar’s President Min Aung Hlaing (left) and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith (center-right) leaving after a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Vientiane, Laos. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jul 2026

Myanmar foreign minister to join Asean talks in Bangkok as junta seeks diplomatic reset

Norway’s hot-shot Erling Haaland. England’s World Cup quarter-final against Norway will see two of the planet’s deadliest strikers go head-to-head, reported PA Media/dpa. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jul 2026

Goal machines Kane and Haaland set for World Cup showdown

A US judge ordered President Donald Trump on Wednesday to pay writer E. Jean Carroll US$5 million after a civil jury found that he sexually assaulted and defamed her. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jul 2026

Trump told to hand writer E. Jean Carroll US$5m as sexual assault judgment becomes final

World / 09 Jul 2026

Iran braces for Khamenei’s burial in Mashhad as fresh US strikes escalate Middle East war

Children sit next to houses which were damaged when the Liulan reservoir collapsed on July 6. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jul 2026

In China, deadly floods and dam collapse kill 17 as super typhoon Bavi looms

Dubai skyline pictured on March 11, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 09 Jul 2026

Qatar issues emergency alerts as US strikes on Iran trigger Gulf sirens