2018 Asian Games -Kuala Lumpur

Since hosting the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia aspires to host Asian Games in 2006 but lost to Doha, Qatar. Since then Malaysia decided not to bid for the 2010 and 2014 games. Thailand, Jakarta and Manila have hosted the Asian games before. ASEAN have almost recover to the pre Asian Financial Crisis 1997 level. Hopefully by 2018 Malaysia will be able to host the Asian Games.

It is hoped that by 2015 Malaysia can co-host the SEA games with Brunei with the states of Sarawak and Sabah similar to how Japan and South Korea co-hosted the world cup in 2002.
China will be hosting the Olympics 2008, World Expo 2010 and Asian Games 2010.