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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  / 15 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  / 15 h ago

‘This is even fancier than the PM’s office’: Anwar launches Maybank’s new headquarters at Menara Merdeka Maybank

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak gets a temporary reprieve in his lawsuit against former Attorney General Tan Sri Tommy Thomas, but the Federal Court warned him that it will not allow any more delays next time. — Bernama file pic
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

Heart op recovery keeps Najib from court in bid to revive suit against ex-AG Thomas, but majority grants delay — with a warning

Benteng Ampangan, a food court and local hangout for Ampangan folks and others in the vicinity, right opposite of it is the Ampangan UTC. — Picture by Soo Wern Jun
Malaysia  / 19 h ago

As polling day nears, what’s on Negeri Sembilan voters’ minds?

Customers at Muiz Hot Chicken restaurant in Pagoh Jaya, which serves fried chicken, burgers and nasi lemak, July 30, 2026. — Bernama pic
Life  / 14 h ago

Muiz Hot Chicken founder turns RM20 profit into RM45m business, eyes Brunei and Singapore

A Malaysian official screens a Rohingya refugee ahead of repatriation to Myanmar. — Bernama pic
Malaysia  / 18 h ago

Home Ministry starts refugee checks as Malaysia prepares to send back 5,000 Myanmar nationals

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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 2 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  / 4 h ago

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

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  / 17 h ago

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

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  / 18 h ago

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

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  / 16 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  / 15 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  / 14 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  / 18 h ago

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

Peru’s President Keiko Fujimori walks toward the Government Palace after leaving Congress following her inauguration ceremony in Lima on July 28, 2026. Fujimori took office on July 28, 2026, vowing to tackle the wave of crime sweeping the Andean nation. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Keiko Fujimori sworn in as Peru’s ninth president in a decade

Flower tributes lie in front of the Apalachee High School Georgia, the US where two students and two teachers were shot dead by a 14-year-old on September 4, 2024. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Georgia teen who killed four in US school shooting gets life without parole

This handout picture released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) Shows Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posing for a picture with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC, ahead of their meeting on July 28, 2026. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the White House on July 28 for his first in-person talks with President Donald Trump since the Iran war began, as the leaders sought to patch over public disagreements on the conflict. GPO handout pic via AFP
World / 2d ago

Trump, Netanyahu hold first White House talks since Iran war began

This screen grab made on July 26, 2026 from undated handout video footage released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on July 25, 2026 shows what CENTCOM says are operations enforcing its naval blockade against Iran. US and Saudi warplanes carried out strikes on Tuesday against Iran-backed fighters in Iraq who launched more than two dozen drone attacks in recent days. — US Central Command (CENTCOM) handout pic via AFP
World / 2d ago

US, Saudi forces strike Iran-backed groups in Iraq after drone attacks

Palestinians run for cover as smoke and fire rise during an Israeli strike on the the Al-Muttaqin Mosque in Gaza City on July 28, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Israeli strike destroys Gaza mosque, displacement tents, leaving hundreds homeless

But executives at both Shell and its subsidiary were also aware of rampant oil theft — allegedly facilitated in part by corrupt SPDC employees — the report said. — Picture from X/ICCDI Africa
World / 2d ago

Shell knew Nigerian thieves tapped pipes but kept oil flowing, Amnesty says

Senators voted 51-47 to confirm Jay Clayton’s appointment, with all Democrats in the upper chamber voting against it. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

US Senate confirms Clayton as Trump’s intelligence chief amid election concerns

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on July 28, 2026, shows Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky speaking with US President Donald Trump during their meeting in Washington, DC, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. — Ukrainian Presidential Press Service handout pic via AFP
World / 2d ago

US Senate advances Russia sanctions bill targeting energy revenues

Unionists shout slogans during a protest march in demand of elections in Caracas on July 28, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Venezuela’s political camps protest ahead of transition talks

Emergency vehicles and workers are seen outside the Aeon Mall Kumamoto in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 29, 2026 after an earthquake struck the area. Two young women were found dead early Wednesday in a mall badly damaged by a powerful earthquake and subsequent explosion, local media reported, as crews continued searching overnight for missing people. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Japan quake death toll rises to five as rescuers search for missing

People hold signs at a rally calling on Congress to restore Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians, in Boston, Massachusetts July 23, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

‘Like a prisoner’: Haitian migrants in US face end of protected status after TPS termination

The exterior wall of a shop is seen collapsed in an earthquake, in Kumamoto City July 28, 2026. An explosion struck a large shopping centre in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, today, leaving multiple people trapped and injured. — Jiji Press/AFP pic
World / 2d ago

People trapped, injured after blast triggers floor collapse at Kumamoto mall following powerful 7.1 quake in Japan

This photograph shows the entrance of an apartment in Orange, southern France, on July 28, 2026, after the bodies of five deceased infants were discovered. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

France police find bodies of five babies in cardboard boxes at couple’s home

A tsunami hazard zone sign is seen near a beach in El Segundo, California January 15, 2022. The Japan Meteorological Agency lifted a tsunami alert that had been issued after a major earthquake hit the country’s south-west today. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Japan lifts tsunami alert after 7.1 quake, meteorological agency says

US President Donald Trump (right) meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. Netanyahu is expected to visit the White House today, according to a senior US official. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Netanyahu arrives at White House for high-stakes Iran war talks

Reporters watch news coverage of a 7.1-magnitude earthquake and possible tsunami in southern Japan from an office in Tokyo on July 28, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Strong 7.1 earthquake shakes Kyushu, triggering tsunami warnings across southwestern Japan