If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 2026 Formula 1 season takes a bit of a detour this weekend as the drivers head to the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix — but not in actual Bahrain. The annual race in the
The Malaysian government has started repatriating around 5,000 asylum seekers from Myanmar, under a controversial deal agreed with Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing. Three ships from the Myanmar navy are scheduled to leave Malaysia later today carrying the first 1,476 returnees. Human rights groups have condemned the repatriation, saying the returnees face violence, persecution
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Braydon Barrett, 32, who moved to Asia with his family in 2024 but moved back to Utah eight months later. It’s been edited for length and clarity. Living abroad was never really on my radar until I got married. My wife had always wanted to travel
From a distance, Malaysia’s Forest City looks 3D-printed: a bristle of identical white blocks clustered on an otherwise unremarkable coastline. When it was unveiled by Chinese developers in 2016, the $100bn mega-project was pitched as “a dream paradise for all mankind”: a special financial zone that could house some 700,000 residents. But a decade later,
The Malaysian government has ordered the shutdown of a startup-centric community called the Network School, according to The Wall Street Journal. Billing itself as “a frontier community for techno-optimists,” the Network School reportedly grew out of entrepreneur and investor Balaji Srinivasan’s conviction that the United States is in irreversible decline; Srinivasan has said his goal
The ninth Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFest) opened on July 18 at MyTown shopping mall, kicking off an eight-day international film showcase and marking the official recognition of the festival by ASEAN Records. The opening ceremony attracted filmmakers, industry leaders and stars to a red carpet before the evening’s program. Joanne Goh, founder and president
