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Malaysia and Indonesia’s central banks strengthen financial and digitalization ties
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Bank Indonesia (BI) have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) that strengthens bilateral cooperation between the two central banks.
May 11, 2026
Brookfield, GIC complete record $4.85B acquisition of National Storage REIT
Global investment firms Brookfield and GIC have on last Friday announced the financial close of their acquisition of National Storage REIT (NSR), Australia and New Zealand’s largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities.
May 11, 2026
Malaysia eyes 7 percent global advanced packaging share by 2035
Malaysia is targeting a 7 percent share of the global advanced semiconductor packaging market by 2035, as the government accelerates efforts to move the industry up the value chain under its National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS).
May 11, 2026
News,Consumer Electronics,Vietnam
Intel’s Taiwanese partner Accton to invest $80M more in Vietnam
Accton Technology Corporation, s provider of networking and communications solutions for top-tier networking, computer, and telecommunications vendors, will invest $80 million more in its wholly owned subsidiary, Vietnam Accton Technology Company Limited.
May 11, 2026
Tencent Cloud, Ryt Bank to jointly power AI conversational banking in Malaysia
Tencent Cloud, a cloud unit of Chinese giant Tencent, has partnered with Ryt Bank, an AI-powered bank in Malaysia, to support conversational banking services for everyday payments.
May 11, 2026
News,Vietnam,Digital Transformation
Intel to expand investment in Vietnam, join hands in workforce training
Intel plans to continue expanding investment in Vietnam while supporting workforce training and the development of the country’s semiconductor ecosystem, a delegation of the American semiconductor giant said to Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology.
May 8, 2026
News,Digital Transformation,eCommerce,Vietnam
Vietnam seeks further cooperation with Amazon Web Services in digital infrastructure, training
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang called for expanded cooperation with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in digital infrastructure and training.
May 8, 2026
News,Malaysia,AI,Digital Transformation
Malaysia must build its own digital capabilities to ensure economic resilience, says Digital Minister
Malaysia’s future economic resilience will depend on its ability to build sovereign digital capabilities rather than merely host foreign technology infrastructure, its Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said on Thursday.
May 8, 2026
Singapore’s workspace provider JustCo files preliminary prospectus for IPO
Singapore's flexible workspace provider JustCo Holdings Pte. Ltd. has lodged a preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore in connection with a proposed initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.
May 8, 2026
News,Digital Transformation,Indonesia
Danantara pushes SOE digital transformation to boost efficiency, competitiveness
Danantara Indonesia is accelerating digital transformation across Indonesia’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as part of efforts to improve efficiency, strengthen inter-company synergies and enhance national competitiveness amid rapid technological change.
May 8, 2026












