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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

The tail of a light aircraft protrudes from the roof of a house after a crash in Ganderkesee, Germany, on July 25, 2026. Two men were killed after the plane crashed into the residential building. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jul 2026

Two men die as light aircraft crashes into house in Germany

Police work near the scene where one person was killed and around 15 injured after a car is believed to have hit the crowd on the outskirts of the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on July 25, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jul 2026

German police identify suspect in Berlin Pride car attack, manhunt underway

The US Capitol in Washington, DC. Republicans are fighting to retain control of Congress as polls point to a tough battle ahead of November’s US midterm elections. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jul 2026

With 100 days to go, Trump’s Republicans risk losing the House

Brazil’s right-wing presidential hopeful Flavio Bolsonaro launches his presidential campaign in São Paulo on July 25, 2026. Brazil has denied visas to two US officials seeking meetings with election authorities ahead of October’s presidential election. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jul 2026

Visa row erupts as Brazil rejects visit by US officials before presidential vote

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Sunday to punish those responsible after a car struck people on the outskirts of Berlin’s Gay Pride celebrations, killing at least one person and wounding 16 others. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jul 2026

German chancellor Merz promises action after fatal car attack cuts Berlin Pride short

Medical personnel help an injured person on a stretcher near the scene where one person was killed and around 15 injured on the sidelines of the Christopher Street Day parade in Berlin, on July 25, 2026, potentially hit by a car, police told AFP. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jul 2026

Car ploughs into Berlin Pride crowd, leaving at least one dead and about 15 hurt

Brazil’s senator Flavio Bolsonaro (left) stands next to an image of his father, former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, during a demonstration in his favour at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on August 3, 2025. Flavio Bolsonaro inherited his father’s powerful surname and political base, but without the fiery style that helped Jair Bolsonaro energize and reshape Brazil’s right, he has struggled to emerge from his shadow. — AFP pic
World / 26 Jul 2026

Flavio Bolsonaro: Brazil’s political heir still in his father’s shadow

Although the measles vaccine is mandatory in the US, Americans across much of the country can bypass the rule by citing religious, or sometimes even philosophical, reasons. — Reuters file pic
World / 25 Jul 2026

US measles outbreak is worst in 35 years as cases surge past 2,300, official data shows

The manager of a pub in Australia has had his license to sell revoked after a patron consumed 21 drinks in five hours and collapsed in the street. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jul 2026

Australia pub manager loses licence after patron’s 21‑drink boozy binge and street collapse

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack on Saudi Arabia today as fighting between regional allies of the United States and Iran intensified on a new front. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jul 2026

Houthis claim Saudi Arabia strike as Yemen hostilities widen into new Middle East front

Children cool off in a public water playground at a park in Edogawa district of Tokyo July 23, 2026. Japan recorded its fifth consecutive ‘cruelly hot day’ today, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40° degrees Celsius, as officials issued heatstroke warnings in parts of the country. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jul 2026

Japan hits fifth ‘cruelly hot day’, the longest streak since records began, as officials issue heatstroke warnings

Scaffolding on a high rise building gave way and crashed onto a neighbouring structure today as Typhoon Noul approached Hong Kong. — Video screencaps via Threads/fish_.csy
World / 25 Jul 2026

High-rise scaffolding collapses and hundreds of flights are cancelled as Typhoon Noul nears Hong Kong (VIDEO)

University students gather around a giant depiction of the Yemeni flag with a message of solidarity with the Houthi movement’s forces during a demonstration to show their support for them amid escalating tensions with Saudi Arabia, at the Sanaa University campus in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa on July 22, 2026. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jul 2026

Iran foreign minister urges dialogue, says Yemen conflict has ‘no military solution’ after renewed Saudi-Houthi clashes

Boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026. An incident involving a tanker and unspecified military forces was reported today near the Strait of Hormuz waterway, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations monitor. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jul 2026

UK maritime agency reports incident with ‘tanker and military forces’ in Gulf of Oman

Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) supporters celebrate the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on July 25, 2026 amid the ongoing protests over alleged NEET exam irregularities. — AFP pic
World / 25 Jul 2026

‘We have done it’: Cockroach movement hails victory as India’s education minister resigns after nationwide protests

Syria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (right) welcomes UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (left) at Damascus International Airport on July 25, 2026. — Handout pic by HO/SANA via AFP
World / 25 Jul 2026

‘UN stands with Syria’: Sec-gen Guterres calls for help as country rebuilds after war