Gentari breaks ground on Maryvale solar and energy storage project

Malaysia's clean energy solutions provider Gentari has on last Wednesday marked the groundbreaking of the Maryvale solar and energy storage project, a key milestone in delivering…

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Asia Pacific’s next AI breakout: Why the future belongs to builders of agentic and vertical AI

Innovation in AI is just getting started. But if there’s one lesson from the boom so far, it’s this: success doesn’t belong solely to the fastest builders. It belongs to those who…

Singapore’s SUNRATE secures payment business license in China

SUNRATE, the Singapore-based payment and treasury management platform, announced last Friday that it has secured a payment business license in China following its successful…

Bolt launches business ride-hailing solution in Malaysia

Estonian multinational mobility company Bolt has officially launched Bolt Business in Malaysia, offering a smarter, more efficient way for companies of all sizes to manage…

Malaysia’s IJM Construction secures $330M data center deal in Johor

IJM Construction Sdn Bhd, a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Malaysia-based IJM Corporation Berhad (IJM), has been awarded a MYR 1.4 billion ($330 million) contract for the construction…

Malaysia’s AI optimism balanced by calls for greater transparency, fairness and human oversight: Telenor Asia

Malaysian internet users are embracing artificial intelligence (AI) as a powerful tool for productivity, learning, and daily convenience, but they are doing so with discernment,…

Maybank raises Sea’s revenue and adjusted EBITDA estimates

Maybank Investment Bank has raised Sea's full year revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) estimates by 3 percent to 6…

WeRide secures strategic equity investment from Grab, partners to deploy robotaxis, autonomous shuttles in SEA

WeRide, a China-based autonomous driving technology firm, announced last Friday that Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading superapp, has committed to a strategic equity investment in…

Zetrix AI expands ASEAN China AI lab to Indonesia

Malaysia-based Zetrix AI Berhad, formerly known as MY E.G. Services Berhad, has signed a teaming agreement for the establishment of the ASEAN China AI Lab in Indonesia, making it…

Proton, Touch’ n Go sign strategic MOU to integrate RFID technology into new Proton X50

Malaysia's automaker Proton and payment firm Touch ‘n Go Sdn. Bhd. have announced a strategic partnership to integrate Touch ‘n Go radio frequency identification (RFID) technology…

BlackBerry expands APAC Secure Communications headquarters in Malaysia to strengthen regional cyber-resilience

Canadian software firm BlackBerry Limited has announced the expansion of its Secure Communications division’s Asia Pacific (APAC) regional headquarters in Malaysia, reinforcing…

VinFast founder to inject another $1.5B in exchange for R&D assets – report

Since its launch in 2017, VinFast has relied heavily on support from Vuong, who holds about 98 percent of shares in VinFast and its parent company Vingroup, where he serves as…

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Rethinking business information access: The role of conversational AI

The rise of conversational AI in business information is not simply a technological development. It represents a fundamental change in how professionals interact with data. Rather…

Malaysia’s Catcha Digital acquires 60 percent stake in One International for $2.7M to enter trade exhibition industry

Malaysia-based Catcha Digital Berhad announced Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Catcha Connect Sdn Bhd has entered into a conditional share sale agreement to acquire a…