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Malaysia Must Defend Its Laws Without Closing the Door to Innovation
BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, July 23 – The order for Network School to cease operating in Forest City is about more than a business licence. It tests Malaysia’s ability to welcome international technology investment while protecting its laws, sovereignty and national interests. Malaysia is entitled to insist that every investor complies…
The Silence After: Spain Break Argentina’s Heart as Messi Walks Away Without a Word
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Monday, July 20, 2026 (in the early hours, Malaysia time) When the whistle finally blew, after more than two hours of football, Lionel Messi did not speak. He stood still. He stared into the distance, past the scoreboard, past the confetti already gathering in the corners of New York New…
Messi’s Last Dance, Yamal’s Coronation? The World Cup Final Malaysia Won’t Sleep Through
At 3am on Monday, Malaysian homes and city squares will awaken for a final built around football’s most irresistible storyline: Lionel Messi’s Argentina against Lamine Yamal’s Spain, the old master facing the young phenomenon on the greatest stage of all. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, 19 July 2026 – Long before sunrise…
Global Dispatch
No Ceasefire. One Champion. By TNS News Team EDITOR’S NOTE This week saw one of the most significant escalations in the Iran conflict since February, renewed volatility in global energy markets, a major policy shift in US artificial intelligence infrastructure, and a World Cup final capturing the attention of the world. Global Dispatch brings…
MALAYSIA THIS WEEK
The week of 12 to 19 July 2026 opened with BN celebrating a landslide in Johor and closed with campaigning under way in Negeri Sembilan. BN won 48 seats in Johor, its strongest result in the state since 2008, while PH retained eight and PN, Bersama and Muda failed to win any. The next major…