Tighter digital rules could cut Malaysian startup VC funding by 26%: Oxford Economics
Restrictive digital regulations in Malaysia could reduce venture capital funding by 26 percent, equivalent to RM792 million ($170 million) less per year on average, period from…
July 16, 2026
Analysts see silver lining from the Iran War for Malaysia’s renewable energy sector
The Iran War has provided a silver lining for renewable energy (RE) in Malaysia due to rising grid power cost as a result of higher fuel prices (coal and Tier 2 gas) which has…
July 16, 2026
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Inaugural Broadband Development Summit APAC 2026 unites industry leaders in Bangkok
inaugural WBBA Broadband Development Summit APAC 2026, held in Bangkok on 14 July. Convened by the World Broadband Association (WBBA), the summit brought together the ITU,…
July 16, 2026
Asia remains at the center of the transformational AI investment story
Asia remains at the center of the transformational artificial intelligence (AI) investment story, as it expands from a narrow focus on chips and data centers to a much larger…
July 16, 2026
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UK’s Winnow acquires Singapore’s Lumitics to expand AI food waste platform in Asia-Pacific
London-based Winnow, an AI-powered food waste solution provider, has acquired Singapore's Lumitics, a food waste technology company operating in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East,…
July 16, 2026
Capbay collaborates with MDEC to expand $49M growth financing for Malaysia’s tech companies
Bay Smart Capital Ventures Sdn Bhd (CapBay), a Malaysian FinTech company, is collaborating with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) through the MD Technology Financing…
July 16, 2026
Malaysia to launch 2.5GW LSS6 program with battery storage, targets $3.68B investment
Malaysia will launch its sixth Large-Scale Solar (LSS6) program, offering 2,500 megawatts (MW) of solar generation capacity integrated with battery energy storage systems (BESS),…
July 16, 2026
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DigiFT partners SBI to launch JX token
DigiFT, a Singapore and Hong Kong-based regulated digital asset exchange for institutional-grade real-world assets (RWAs), and SBI Global Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SBI GAM), a…
July 16, 2026
MATRADE, DHL deepen strategic partnership to strengthen export resilience of Malaysian MSMEs
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and DHL Express have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU), extending their strategic partnership to strengthen…
July 16, 2026
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Singapore’s agritech Rize raises $31m to scale low-emission rice farming in Vietnam, Indonesia
Singapore's Rize, an agricultural technology company working to reduce emissions from rice cultivation, has raised $31 million in a Series B round comprising $20 million in equity…
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