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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  / 16 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  / 16 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  / 15 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  / 3 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  / 5 h ago

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

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that good governance is an ongoing moral and institutional effort and pointed out that systems cannot rely on policies alone. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Special Parliament sitting on Tabung Haji RCI report set for Aug 11, says Anwar

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  / 3 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  / 2 h ago

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

Bursa Malaysia expects one or two large initial public offerings in the second half of 2026 after raising its full-year IPO market capitalisation target to RM34 billion. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
Money  / 19 h ago

Big listings incoming: Bursa expects up to two major IPOs before year-end

R. Alex, 28, was charged in the Teluk Intan Magistrates’ Court with four offences, including two counts of murder, over a crash that killed two teenage girls. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Driver charged with murder over Teluk Intan crash killing two teenage schoolgirls

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  / 18 h ago

Starlink to trial satellite-to-phone internet service in Malaysia, says Fahmi

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  / 2 h ago

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

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  / 16 h ago

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

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  / 15 h ago

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

Nova Widianto will leave his role as Malaysia’s mixed doubles head coach at the end of July after more than three years with BAM. — Image via Facebook/Badminton Association of Malaysia
Sports  / 19 h ago

Nova Widianto to leave BAM after guiding Malaysia to historic mixed doubles badminton world title

US President Donald Trump walks through the Colonnade to speak during a Rose Garden Club event on the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 6, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Trump touts latest White House renovation: A new helipad

Cedric Jubillar, 38, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in October for murdering Delphine Jubillar, 33, following a trial that gripped France in which he always maintained his innocence. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Frenchman jailed in missing body case confesses to killing wife, says lawyer

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) reacts as US President Donald Trump addresses a press conference during a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague on June 25, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

The end of the US umbrella? How Europe is preparing for a post-Trump Nato

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte during the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, 2026. — Reuters pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Nato’s Mark Rutte, the Trump whisperer, faces crucial test in Ankara

Rescue workers use a search dog to look for victims in the rubble of a collapsed building in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, on the outskirts of Caracas, on July 4, 2026, following the June 24 twin earthquakes. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Four‑legged rescuers bring hope — and moments of joy — amid devastation in Venezuela

A wildfire burns in the Aspres region near Millas in the Pyrenees-Orientales department of southern France on July 5, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 07 Jul 2026

Europe on fire: 19,000 hectares devastated as record heat returns to south

Mourners gather to pay tribute to Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Grand Mosalla on the second day of funeral ceremonies in Tehran on July 5, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jul 2026

Calls to ‘have a drink’ ring out as Tehran funeral events take on fete‑like mood with free refreshments and electro music

Protesters hold a banner during a demonstration to call for the start of the impeachment trial against Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte and the arrest of Philippine Senator Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa outside the Senate of the Philippines in Pasay, Metro Manila on May 18, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jul 2026

Sara Duterte’s impeachment: What it means for the Philippines and her political future

Ismail al-Thawabta, head of Hamas’ government media office, addresses a press conference at the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip on July 6, 2026. Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced today the dissolution of the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, clearing the way for a technocratic committee to implement civilian rule. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jul 2026

Gaza political shift as Hamas dismantles governing body after nearly two decades

A handout picture taken on July 2, 2026 and released by the British Ministry of Defence (MOD) on March 6, 2026 shows a British Royal Navy F-35B fighter jet intercepting a Russian Tupolev Tu-142 ‘Bear-F’ maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft, flying close to the Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Duncan, part of the UK’s carrier strike group, as they conducted Nato air defence operations in the Norwegian Sea. — Chris Sellars/Crown Copyright 2026/UK Ministry of Defence handout pic via AFP
World / 06 Jul 2026

UK fighters intercept Russian plane after ‘unsafe’ activity near aircraft carrier in Norwegian Sea

Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force personnel stand guard outside the Negombo prison near Colombo on July 6, 2026 following overnight clashes between inmates and guards. Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail have killed 23 people, including four guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country’s deadliest prison riot in more than five years, officials said today. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jul 2026

Sri Lanka’s worst prison riot in five years kills 23 guards and inmates, wounds more than 100

Authorities have yet to give an official turnout figure but AFP images showed huge numbers stretching along major boulevards in the Iranian capital. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jul 2026

Iran mourns Khamenei as millions flood streets for supreme leader’s farewell

Civic-authority workers clear the road, blocked by uprooted trees following strong winds and heavy rainfall in Mumbai on July 5, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jul 2026

Building collapse kills six in Mumbai as torrential rain batters city

China’s broader employment landscape remains strained. Youth unemployment for those aged 16 to 24 — excluding students — stood at 15.6 per cent in May, slightly lower than April but still above last year’s levels. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jul 2026

The Party provides: China’s unemployed turn to Communist Party Centres after layoffs, employment struggles

Japan has expressed 'serious concerns' over China’s increasing military activity. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jul 2026

Japan says ‘strongly’ urged China to reconsider missile test launch

China’s elite Rocket Force fired a dummy warhead into the sea near French Polynesia in September 2024, its first long-range missile launch over international waters in more than 40 years. — AFP pic
World / 06 Jul 2026

China says successfully conducted test missile launch in Pacific Ocean