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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 member of a Sikh organisation holds a placard displaying Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Amritsar on September 22, 2023. India's notorious Bishnoi crime gang has a grim reputation for assassination and extortion on home soil, but now stands accused of involvement in the murder of Sikh separatist in Canada. — AFP pic
World / 08 Jul 2026

International sting arrests 24 over India-based organised crime, linked to murder of Sikh activist

The strikes came shortly after Washington revoked a temporary sanctions waiver for Iranian oil, raising pressure on Tehran as it negotiates with the US over a final settlement to the conflict. — AFP pic
World / 08 Jul 2026

US strikes Iran after Hormuz attacks, Tehran threatens response

A supporter of Taiwan’s main opposition party, Kuomintang, waves the national flag during a rally in front of the Presidential Office in Taipei on July 25, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 08 Jul 2026

Is China meddling in Taiwan’s elections? Lessons from S. Korea’s fake news crisis

US President Donald Trump walks off stage past historic American flags after speaking during the “Salute to America 250” Fourth of July celebrations on the National Mall in Washington, DC on July 4, 2026. — Getty Images via AFP pic
World / 08 Jul 2026

Back to the 50s: Trump dusts off McCarthy’s ‘Red Scare’ playbook for US midterms

Smoke obscures the sky as a wildfire rages near the town of Carlencas-et-Levas in the southern France department of Herault on July 6, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 08 Jul 2026

Current El Nino set to break all records, top weather expert warns

President of the Rassemblement National parliamentary group Marine Le Pen addresses the audience during an RN party event in Lievin, northern France on July 4, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Marine Le Pen decision: How a prison sentence could block the French far right’s path to power

A street vendor uses a portable lamp to sell goods along the Malecon during a nationwide blackout in Havana on July 6, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Cuba plunged into darkness again as energy crisis hits breaking point

(From left) Monaco’s Public Safety director Eric Arella, deputy prosecutor Raymond Morgan, and police chief Emilie Moreau give a press conference after Interpol issued a red notice against a Ukrainian woman suspected of planting a bomb in Monaco that injured three people, including a Ukrainian-born tycoon, in Monaco July 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Monaco bombing suspect found shot dead in Ukraine, two detained

(From left) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomes US President Donald Trump upon his arrival on Air Force One at Etimesgut Air Base near Ankara, on July 7, 2026, before attending the 36th Nato Heads of State and Government Summit. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Trump lands in Ankara for Nato summit amid allies’ push on military budgets

The F-35 Lightning II jet is coveted by US allies around the world, especially Ukraine, with its distinctive shape and features that shield it from radar detection. ― AFP file pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Turkiye rejects Israeli claim on F‑35 fighter jet sale as ‘disinformation’

A network that imported more than 200,000 counterfeit Chinese-made condoms into Europe has uncovered, EU officials announced today. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
World / 07 Jul 2026

EU disrupts network importing 200,000 fake condoms

(From left) India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto attend a joint press conference at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta July 7, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Indonesia, India sign defence deal on long‑range missiles

This handout photo taken and released by Masum Dhali shows a damaged structure in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Bavi in Sinapalo on the island of Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands July 6, 2026. — Masum Dhali/AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Tens of thousands without power after super typhoon hits Guam, Northern Marianas

An aerial view shows destroyed and damaged buildings in an affected area after a tornado hit the city of Huanggang, in China’s central Hubei province on July 7, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Xi calls for ‘all out’ rescue as storms, tornadoes and landslide kill 15, injure hundreds and displace thousands in China

The law, which requires major platforms to set up new response systems, comes as concern grows in the country over digital misinformation, including high-profile cases involving celebrities. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

South Korean law targeting false online information takes effect

Naing Tun Lin, owner of the construction firm that built Sky Villa, was sentenced to five years in prison with hard labour on June 23 for causing death by negligence, Eleven Media reported Monday, quoting a court information officer. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Builder of Myanmar condo destroyed in quake jailed for 5 years