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Martin Brundle praises F1's "lateral thinking" over Malaysia return

Martin Brundle has praised Formula 1’s decision to relocate the postponed Bahrain Grand Prix to Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit in October

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Rishikanta Singh wins silver in men's 60kg weightlifting at Commonwealth Games

Rishikanta Singh secured a silver medal in the men's 60kg weightlifting event. He achieved a combined lift of 264kg, finishing second to Malaysia's Mohammad Aniq. Singh set a new Commonwealth Games record in the snatch with a 121kg lift. His performance added to India's strong weightlifting tradition at the Games.…

The Economic Times

Malaysia announced as replacement location for Bahrain Grand Prix

Ongoing conflict in the Middle East has required a change to the calendar.

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Malaysia will officially host F1's 2026 Bahrain GP

F1 will return to Sepang on 4 October, as the world championship finalises its contingency plans amid the Iran war

Autosport

Booted from Malaysia, tech guru Balaji Srinivasan finds a new patron for his ‘nomad’ commune: Kazakhstan

It's been a weekslong saga involving crypto-friendly tech utopianism, tensions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and even China’s real estate crash.

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F1 fans deliver verdict on expected 2026 Malaysian Grand Prix return

F1 fans have welcomed reports that Malaysia’s Sepang circuit could return in 2026 as a replacement for the cancelled Bahrain Grand Prix

Motorsport

Family of missing footballer fear he is among 500 believed dead in Myanmar shipwrecks

Siraz Ullah is one of hundreds of Rohingya refugees to take perilous sea journey to Malaysia to escape violence and persecution

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India, Pakistan get direct quarter-final entry in Asian Games cricket

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have been handed a direct entry into the men's knockouts of the Asian Games cricket after the draw was announced. Bangladesh will take on China, Sri Lanka clash with Malaysia, and Pakistan play Thailand.

The Economic Times

Malaysia investigating F1 2026 round as Bahrain plan fades

With a Bahrain return in October all but impossible, Formula 1 is investigating other alternatives, including Malaysia

Motorsport

Malaysia weighs up F1 2026 round as rescheduled Bahrain GP plan fades

With a Bahrain return in October all but impossible, Formula 1 is investigating other alternatives, including Malaysia

Autosport

Malaysia's resource anxiety tests Asia's fastest data centre build-out

HONG KONG/JOHOR, Malaysia - After leapfrogging Singapore to become the region's fastest-growing data centre hub, Malaysia is facing intensifying scrutiny as the resources debate that has complicated the industry's growth spreads to emerging Asia.

Bangkok Post

Malaysia added to 2026 F1 calendar as Middle East chaos triggers schedule change

F1 has not raced at the Sepang circuit in nine years but will return to the track in October

The Independent UK

Malaysia launches dollar Islamic bond for infra and government projects, term sheet shows

Marking a significant return to the international dollar market, Malaysia has announced a dual-tranche U.S. dollar Islamic bond offering for the first time in over three years. The offerings consist of 5-3/4-year and 10-year tranches, designed to finance government-sanctioned projects and infrastructure development initiatives. The transaction is scheduled for settlement…

The Economic Times

China’s durian imports from Thailand and Malaysia soar as glut pressures growers

HONG KONG — China's durian imports rose 47%, year on year, in the first half of 2026, with Thailand and Malaysia posting particularly strong gains, according to customs data, as Southeast Asian exporters offloaded a glut of the fruit that had sparked a price drop.

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Woman, 31, dies while scuba diving off popular Malaysian island

Post mortem reveals diver died from arterial gas embolism

Bangkok Post

Land bridge plan revised, China-Singapore route accelerated

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered officials concerned to revise the land bridge project of the government while speeding up other transport projects linking Thailand, China, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore, according to the government spokesman.

Bangkok Post

Malaysia revokes licence of tech-based ‘startup society’

KUALA LUMPUR - ⁠The business ⁠licence of Network School, a digital nomad community founded in Malaysia by US investor Balaji Srinivasan, has been revoked after an investigation into ‌alleged immigration law violations, the chief minister of Johor state said on Tuesday.

The Conversation

Stop policing AI in the classroom, start teaching it

When handheld calculators entered classrooms in the 1970s, critics sounded the alarm on a wave of math illiteracy. With the internet, the panic shifted to the death of reading.

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Bangkok Post

What's on tap for the Thai shrimp industry?

The shrimp industry has become a hot topic for the government after Malaysia suspended imports of Thai shrimp on June 1. Although this trade dispute may soon be resolved following meetings in early July, Thailand's shrimp industry continues to grapple with a longstanding and more significant challenge that has persisted…

Bangkok Post

Kabaddi, padel among new sports added

A total of 43 sports will be contested at the 34th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which will be held in Malaysia from Sept 18-29 next year, after kabaddi, dance sport, teqball, padel, and ice hockey were added to the programme.

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Candace Cameron Bure and Oliver Hudson take on Special Forces TV challenge

Fifteen celebrities are deployed in Malaysia to “endure the world’s toughest test in the most hostile environment a soldier could operate in... the jungle.”

Bangkok Post

Playing my tune

Re: "Give him a break", (PostBag, July 16) & "PM vows to boost Malaysia ties", ( BP, July 10).

The Economic Times

India to face Malaysia, Syria, Iraq in AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers

The India U17 women's team have been drawn with Malaysia, Syria and Iraq in Group E of the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers, following the draw conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 16.

Bangkok Post

Luxury car sales likely to slow amid stricter lending

Thailand's premium and luxury car market is bracing for a slowdown as household debt, sluggish economic growth and stricter lending criteria weigh on consumer demand, says Performance Motors, a subsidiary of Malaysia-based Sime Motors and authorised dealer for BMW, Mini and Porsche.

Bangkok Post

Defence industry partnership with Malaysia expands

Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to forge closer cooperation in security, border development and the defence industry, with both countries looking to elevate bilateral ties to a “strategic partnership for peace and development”, according to Thailand’s Public Relations Department.

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