Malaysia
Maybank sees Malaysia’s data center momentum may stall if Malaysia/Thailand face US chip curbs
Maybank Investment Bank said Malaysia's data center momentum may stall if the country and Thailand face chip curbs from the United States.
SuperSiC breaks ground on new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia
Supersic (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (SuperSiC), a subsidiary of Zhejiang Jingsheng Mechanical & Electrical Co., Ltd. (JSG), has successfully held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new semiconductor manufacturing facility in Penang, Malaysia.
Petronas forges partnership with state government for Sabah’s sustainable energy growth
Malaysia's state-owned Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), reaffirmed its longstanding partnership with the Sabah state government by formalizing several key agreements for sustainable energy growth.
Real-time location sharing app iSharing secures 40,000 daily users in Malaysia
Real-time location sharing app iSharing said Tuesday that it has secured 40,000 daily users in Malaysia amid growing child and elderly safety awareness.
Malaysian Vision AI firm Tapway expands into Indonesia
Tapway Sdn. Bhd., a Malaysia-based Vision artificial intelligence (AI) platform developer, announced Tuesday that it is expanding into Indonesia.
Malaysia’s digital investments surge 125 percent quarter on quarter in second quarter
Malaysia’s digital investments under the Malaysia Digital (MD) national strategic initiative surged by 125 percent to MYR 29.47 billion (6.95 billion U.S. dollars) in the second quarter of 2025, rising from MYR 13.11 billion ($3.09 billion) in the first quarter, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) said Monday.
Malaysia set to unveil AI guidelines for media, PR & digital content creation – report
The guidelines are to complement the country’s National AI Roadmap and uphold ethical, transparent and trustworthy communication practices as artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly shapes public discourse, according to national news agency Bernama.
Maybank sees strong AI growth potential in ASEAN amid modest VC funding
Maybank Investment Bank said Monday that venture capital (VC) investment in ASEAN artificial intelligence (AI) remains small - only $6 billion between 2020 to 2024, highlighting room for growth, especially in Malaysia.
Analyst sees limited impacts on Malaysia’s data centers despite Malaysia & Thailand may be on US AI chips restriction list
MIDF Research said Monday that it sees limited impacts on Malaysia's data centers despite Malaysia and Thailand may be on US's artificial intelligence (AI) chips restriction list.
Eight GLCs awarded under BIG to accelerate corporate-startup collaboration, innovation-led growth in Malaysia
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd (Cradle), have announced the successful selection of eight government-linked companies (GLCs) under the Bengkel Inovasi GLC (BIG) program, to accelerate corporate-startup collaboration and innovation-led growth in Malaysia.
