TNGlobal Staff
Singapore tightens data center growth as Johor, Bangkok, Jakarta race ahead
Singapore's highly restrictive regulatory framework is reshaping Southeast Asia's data center landscape, with neighboring Johor, Bangkok and Jakarta emerging as key beneficiaries of hyperscale investment as operators seek larger sites, lower costs and greater expansion opportunities, according to a report by Knight Frank revealed on Thursday.
Malaysia’s stock exchange up IPO market capitalization target this year to $8B
Malaysia's stock exchange Bursa Malaysia has revised upwards one of its 2026 headline Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), increasing its initial public offering (IPO) market capitalization target to MYR 34 billion ($8.32 billion) from MYR 28 billion.
AI Nation 2030 to shift Malaysia beyond data centers towards AI value creation – MBSB
MBSB Research said Thursday that it viewed Malaysia's AI Nation 2030 positively, being the policy bridge between Malaysia’s current data center investment cycle and the next phase of domestic artificial intelligence (AI) value creation.
ASEAN+3 should combine AI, energy and payments to limit new dollar dependence
ASEAN+3 economies need to bring together artificial intelligence (AI), energy infrastructure and digital payment systems to navigate a potential new wave of dollar dependence as AI reshapes the global economy, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on Thursday.
OCBC Bank commits $79M to support battery energy storage system project under MyBeST in Malaysia
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Berhad said Thursday it has committed MYR 325 million ($79.48 million) in financing to support a utility-scale 100MW/400MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project under the Malaysian government’s Battery Energy Storage (MyBeST) Program.
Singapore completes solarization of Marina South Pier
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said Thursday it has completed the installation of a solar energy generation system at Marina South Pier (MSP).
Wise integrates with Malaysia’s national payments network PayNet
Wise, the global technology company, now has direct access to Malaysiaʼs national payments infrastructure, operated by Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet).
Southeast Asia sees $2.7B in combined equity funding across 12 companies – Tracxn
Southeast Asia's 12 leading payment startups have collectively raised over $2.7 billion in equity funding till date, with the top two companies accounting for approximately 83 percent of the total capital raised, Tracxn said Wednesday.
Hong Kong’s HashKey proposes to acquire entire equity interests in Singapore’s APEX
Hong Kong digital asset financial services group HashKey Holdings Limited announced Wednesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, HKDAG (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, has entered into a non-legally binding framework agreement with the major shareholder of Asia Pacific Exchange Pte. Ltd. (APEX) and APEX in relation to a possible acquisition of the entire equity…
FAR.AI establishes first international office in Singapore
FAR.AI, an independent nonprofit research organization dedicated to the trustworthy and secure development of advanced artificial intelligence (AI), has on Thursday announced the opening of its first international office in Singapore.
