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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

Nvidia components are displayed at the Nvidia stand at the VivaTech technology fair at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris on June 12, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Nvidia staffer detained in Taiwan over AI chip smuggling to China

Alleged scam centre workers and victims gather during a crackdown operation by the Karen Border Guard Force on illicit activity at the border checkpoint with Thailand in Myawaddy, Myanmar on February 23, 2025. — AFP pic
World / 2d ago

Myanmar approves death penalty for online scam operators

France’s UN Ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont speaks as the United Nations Security Council holds an emergency meeting on the Ukraine-Russia war at UN Headquarters in New York on June 10, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 28 Jul 2026

US walks out of UN Security Council over French envoy’s ‘North Korea’ comparison

UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima speaks during the opening ceremony of the 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 27, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 28 Jul 2026

UN agency sees ‘real danger’ global funding collapse could undo decades of progress against AIDS

US President Donald Trump speaks at General Motors’ Milford Proving Grounds in Milford, Michigan on July 27, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 28 Jul 2026

Tehran denies talks with US, Trump insists they’re happening

Hostilities resumed between Iran and the United States earlier this month after diplomatic efforts collapsed amid an impasse regarding the Strait of Hormuz. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jul 2026

Iran denies talks with US, insists Strait of Hormuz discussions are only with Oman

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers his speech during the State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila July 27, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jul 2026

Marcos says ‘perhaps time to revisit nuclear energy’ as Philippines battles high electricity prices

A supporter of the Cockroach Janta Party holds a placard as protesters celebrate the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on July 25, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jul 2026

After forcing minister out, India’s ‘Cockroach’ party launches new battle for freedom

Motorists ride past an anti-US billboard referring to President Donald Trump and the Strait of Hormuz at Valiasr Square in Tehran on May 2, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jul 2026

Iran continues Strait of Hormuz blockade with six new vessel interceptions

Police officers hold their weapons behind a vehicle following a mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle event in Seattle, Washington on July 26, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jul 2026

Two dead, four hurt in US mass shooting near Seattle landmark

Protesters carrying placards march during a demonstration ahead of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos’ State of the Nation Address in Quezon City, Metro Manila on July 27, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jul 2026

Blast rocks Philippine justice ministry hours before Marcos’s state address

A firefighter stands before flames as a forest fire rages in Saint-Jean-d’Illac near Bordeaux on July 26, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jul 2026

France and Spain battle the worst wildfires in their histories as heatwave fuels crisis

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for the 16th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the sidelines of the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 23, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 27 Jul 2026

‘Stupid and foolish’: Kim Jong Un’s sister unleashes on Asean over ‘denuclearisation’ call

World / 27 Jul 2026

Trump halts Iran strikes ahead of Netanyahu’s White House visit

Evacuees rest in a sports hall in Villaviciosa de Odon, 20 kilometres west of Madrid, on July 25, 2026 amid wildfires that have burned up to 25,000 hectares. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jul 2026

Close to Madrid, evacuees displaced by massive wildfire worry what is next

Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham holds a National Economic Council meeting at No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester July 24, 2026. — Christopher Furlong/Pool/AFP pic
World / 26 Jul 2026

New PM Burnham vows to put ‘Britain’s interest first’ in dealings with Trump