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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

Andy Burnham — currently the only candidate to replace Starmer, who resigned as Labour leader and prime minister last month — is poised to take charge of the centre-left party and country later this month.— AFP pic
World / 04 Jul 2026

Prospective UK PM Burnham rules out early general election

Rescuers and volunteers stand on the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 3, 2026. The death toll from Venezuela's devastating twin earthquakes has risen to 2,645, with more than 12,600 injured, according to new official figures released on July 3. — AFP pic
World / 04 Jul 2026

Families demand help with recovering Venezuela's quake victims

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has made it his mission to reverse the rise of the AfD, which has so far been locked out of power as all other parties have refused to cooperate with it. — AFP pic
World / 04 Jul 2026

Mass protests expected as German far-right AfD meets

A worker pushes an Italian Ice cart on the beach during a heatwave in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, on July 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Jul 2026

Dangerous heat wave roasts America's big birthday party

Iranians walk past a billboard bearing a picture of Iran's slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei ahead of his funeral in Tehran on July 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 04 Jul 2026

Huge crowds expected as Khamenei funeral ceremonies open in Iran

Washington prepares to break the record for the world’s largest fireworks display on the United States’ 250th birthday today. — AFP pic
World / 04 Jul 2026

Trump’s massive July 4 firework show raises health alarms

Marine Le Pen in 2011 took over leadership of the FN from her father, accepting its legacy but seeking to render it more palatable to the public, after the leadership of a man who was convicted several times over his racist, antisemitic and homophobic remarks. — AFP pic
World / 04 Jul 2026

Marine Le Pen: France’s far-right heir who may be stopped at the gates of power

Kylian Mbappé of France cools off during a hydration break in the World Cup Round of 32 match, as a new study warns that extreme heat conditions at the tournament would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change. — AFP poic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Extreme heat gripping US World Cup cities ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, study finds

GOF South-east Brigade commander SAC Ahmad Radzi Hussain said the value of seizures involving various types of goods and vehicles had increased by 800 per cent, compared with last year. — Bernama pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Thai authorities assure safety of Malaysians after Tak Bai blast injures two visitors

A nurse, Wiwat Laonoi (right), assists injured Buddhist monks after a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old crashed into their roadside procession in Mukdahan province, northeastern Thailand, on July 2, 2026. The crash killed 10 monks and left 10 others injured. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

‘This is a patient’: Thai nurse defies Buddhist taboo to treat monks after fatal crash

This handout photo taken and released on July 2, 2026 by Ruamjai Mukdahan Rescue Foundation shows the aftermath of a collision between a pickup truck driven by an 11-year old and a procession of Buddhist monks. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Thai Buddhist procession death toll rises to 10 after boy, 11, drove pickup into monks

Smoke rises over the city following a Russian air attack on Kyiv, on July 2, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Russian attack sets Kyiv ablaze, 30 dead as haze lingers, air rated very unhealthy

An overloaded bus veered off a road and fell more than 20 metres into a ravine in western Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 40 people. — Picture via social media
World / 03 Jul 2026

Packed bus plunges into ravine in Pakistan, 40 killed, survivors rushed to hospitals

El Nino will quickly develop into a strong event between July and September, fuelling the likelihood of extreme weather, the United Nations’ weather and climate agency warned Friday. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

UN agency warns El Niño set to intensify, global temperatures rise, extreme weather incoming

Members of Australia’s Tibetan community hold placards and flags during a protest in Sydney July 1, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

China snaps back, tells critics stop spreading lies as ethnic unity law sparks outrage

New dawn-to-dusk drone patrols of Sydney’s beaches spotted sharks 73 times in the first two days, forcing multiple closures, data obtained by AFP showed on Friday. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Sydney surf culture shaken as drones spot sharks 73 times in two days, beaches close, paranoia spreads