- 4d ago
Malaysia's attorney-general halts Najib's house arrest as king warns against defiance
Najib Razak was returned to prison hours after leaving it on Friday, 6 November, when Malaysia's attorney-general blocked his transfer and sought court clarification of a royal pardon.
- 5d ago
Singapore votes to toughen haze law as Indonesia relations sour
Singapore's parliament voted on 4 November to raise haze fines tenfold and allow courts to try absent defendants, while wildfires in Indonesia keep smoke over the city-state and a gas dispute strains relations.
- Nov 1
Yamaha pulls out of MotoGP Qatar GP as 19 riders resist Losail trip
Yamaha will skip the Qatar Grand Prix at Losail, citing Middle East travel restrictions, and MotoGP has threatened sanctions. Earlier, 19 of the 22 riders in the championship had signed a letter opposing the trip.
- Oct 31
Marc Márquez wins Sepang MotoGP and leads Jorge Martín by 44 points
Marc Márquez won the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday 1 November, with Pedro Acosta second and Alex Márquez third. Jorge Martín, sidelined by a wrist fracture, is in position to hand Márquez the title at Lusail on Sunday 8 November.
- Oct 27
Merz pushes EU free trade deal with Pacific bloc on Singapore trip
In Singapore, Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged a large EU trade agreement with the twelve-nation CPTPP, while the city-state named a new orchid after him.
- Oct 25
Rain cancels MotoGP Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island, Marquez keeps 10-point lead
Organisers cancelled the Australian MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 races on Sunday, 25 October, after rain and poor visibility grounded the medical helicopter. Marc Marquez missed a chance to extend his championship lead over the injured Jorge Martin.
- Oct 23
F1 keeps Qatar and Abu Dhabi finale as Middle East war fuels doubts
Carlos Sainz and other drivers doubt the Qatar and Abu Dhabi races will go ahead, while the FIA says both remain on schedule for 29 November and 6 December.
- Oct 22
Retired Woking decorator's Pokémon cards fetch £1.56 million at Surrey auction
A Pokémon card collection kept in a Woking attic for 15 years sold for £1.56 million at Ewbank's in Surrey on 21 October. The auction house says it is the most valuable trading card auction ever held in the UK.
- Oct 21
Singapore threatens legal action against 10 firms over Indonesian haze fires
Singapore has threatened legal action against 10 businesses it says are linked to Indonesian fires, as student protests grow in Indonesia and nearly 2 million hectares have burned this year.
- Oct 20
Manila summons Chinese envoy over remarks it calls a threat to use force
Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro called in Ambassador Jing Quan on Monday, 19 October, after he said Beijing could easily win a military confrontation with the Philippines.
- Oct 17
Indonesian forest fires push Southeast Asia haze to highest ASEAN alert level
On Thursday, 15 October, four men died fighting forest fires in East Java, as smoke from Indonesia's blazes pushed the region to the highest level on the ASEAN haze alert scale.
- Oct 14
Mekies secures Red Bull contract until 2031, one year past Verstappen's deal
Red Bull has tied team principal Laurent Mekies to the team until the end of 2031, a deal announced on Wednesday, 14 October. Financial terms were not disclosed, and the agreement runs a year past Max Verstappen's contract.
- Oct 13
Indonesia tests dry ice to clear wildfire haze as smoke spreads to Singapore and Malaysia
A dry ice trial over South Sumatra is set for Thursday, 15 October, as El Niño-fuelled fires keep smoke hanging over Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia.
- Oct 10
Verstappen takes Singapore pole after sprint win, Norris and Piastri collide
Verstappen starts first in Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix after winning the rain-hit sprint, while Norris and Piastri collided on the final lap and nine cars retired.
- Oct 9
Toto Wolff calls Mercedes favouritism claims brainless ahead of Singapore GP
Russell's title hopes were all but ended by an engine failure in Malaysia, and he starts from the back in Singapore after a grid penalty for using too many engine parts.
- Oct 9
Singapore tops IQAir pollution ranking as Indonesian fires push haze into Malaysia and Singapore
Singapore's air quality index reached 216 on Friday morning, the highest in IQAir's ranking of world cities, as smoke from Indonesian forest and peat fires spread across the region. Malaysia closed schools in several states the same day.
- Oct 9
Malaysia closes schools in six places as Indonesian fire haze pushes air quality to unhealthy levels
More than 2 million students stayed home on Friday as smoke from Indonesian forest fires pushed Kuala Lumpur to around 170 on the Air Pollutant Index. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had personally contacted Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto.
- Oct 8
Alonso dismisses Dakar 2027 rumours, saying Formula 1 demands are incompatible with the rally
At his Singapore Grand Prix press conference, Alonso said Formula 1 and the Dakar cannot be combined, but left open the possibility that he will announce a future challenge himself.
- Oct 8
Malaysia pledges to work toward Myanmar's ASEAN reintegration as Min Aung Hlaing visits
Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia would work toward Myanmar's full ASEAN reintegration after talks with President Min Aung Hlaing. Malaysian officials stressed the visit did not amount to recognition of the military-backed government.
- Oct 8
FIA pledges rigorous software testing after power failures strand cars in Malaysia
The governing body will revise power unit testing and release updated wet weather code after low engine speeds triggered unexpected 250-kilowatt power cuts during formation laps at the Sepang circuit.
