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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

New Yorkers are opening fire hydrants to cool off as they try to escape the extreme heat. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

New Yorkers crack hydrants to cool off as 43°C heat index melts city streets

President Donald Trump kicks off America’s 250th birthday weekend on Friday with a trip to a landmark upon which many suspect he would like to see his own face carved in rock — Mount Rushmore. — Unsplash pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

US 250th anniversary weekend begins as Trump plans Rushmore appearance, Mall rally and fireworks

This picture taken from a position in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel shows destroyed buildings in a Lebanese village along the Israel-Lebanon border, on July 1, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Israeli forces pound Nabatieh, Bint Jbeil and Tyre despite US‑brokered withdrawal agreement

Local and foreign officials walk past the coffins of slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his relatives after paying their respects at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on July 3, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Iran’s capital shuts down as millions gather for Khamenei funeral, 30 nations send delegations

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said Thursday eight people had been arrested as part of a probe into an international network of men drugging and sexually abusing women they know. — Picture via X/National Crime Agency
World / 03 Jul 2026

UK crime agency arrests eight in probe of global network drugging and sexually abusing women

Red Cross and Red Crescent teams carry the body of an orphan, who died of Ebola at a Bunia orphanage, to Mbiyo cemetery in Ituri Province, June 19, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Bodies stolen, health centre torched as Ebola outbreak kills 438 and spreads to Kisangani city

The Dutch Hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius arrives to dock at the port of Rotterdam on May 18, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Deadly Hondius cruise ship hantavirus outbreak declared over by WHO, but experts warn of future threats

Robotic wolf guards rural Kiryu convenience store as Japan battles rising bear sightings in Gunma. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Bear fear grips Japan as authorities deploy cameras and sweet bait after deadly attacks

Syrian security forces at the site of an explosion at a cafe in Damascus July 2, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Ambulances race through Damascus after cafe bomb blast near courthouse kills nine, wounds 20 amid chaos

Hundreds of rescuers in Venezuela cheered and embraced Thursday after pulling a 43-year-old man alive from the ruins of a collapsed building eight days after deadly twin earthquakes, AFP journalists witnessed. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Rescuers tunnel collapsed seven‑storey ruins to free Venezuelan security guard alive eight days after quakes

A former US Olympian was charged Thursday with vandalising Washington’s newly renovated — but already peeling — Reflecting Pool and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Washington grand jury indicts 67‑year‑old ex-Olympian for Reflecting Pool vandalism, maximum penalty 10 years

Hundreds of people besieged supermarkets in and around Paris Thursday, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get their hands on bargain air-cooling units before the next heatwave hits the French capital. — Screengrab via social media video
World / 03 Jul 2026

Paris crowds storm Lidl stores as bargain air conditioners spark queues, scuffles and police intervention

Aung San Suu Kyi was jailed on charges rights groups decry as fabrications, and has not been seen publicly since. One Naypyidaw villa where Suu Kyi stayed before taking office has been demolished. — AFP pic
World / 03 Jul 2026

Where is Aung San Suu Kyi? Myanmar’s ex-leader’s whereabouts remain unclear in Naypyidaw

A hole is seen on the side of the CITIC Tower in Beijing on June 26, 2026, after an eyewitness reported plane debris at the base of the building. — AFP pic
World / 02 Jul 2026

Beijing plane crash pilot had mental health issues, diary referenced suicide

Motorists ride motorcycles past a mourning billboard depicting Iran’s slain supreme leader Ali Khamenei along Valiasr Square in Tehran on June 30, 2026 ahead of his public funeral. — AFP pic
World / 02 Jul 2026

US-Iran talks to resume after Khamenei’s funeral, mediators confirm

Buddhist monks walk towards a giant Buddha statue during an event to mark Asalha Bucha Day in the southern Thai town of Narathiwat July 10, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 02 Jul 2026

Child drives truck into Buddhist procession in Thailand, killing eight monks