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Malaysia’s Bank Rakyat inks deal with strategic partners for Fintech Community Hub initiative
Malaysia's lender Bank Rakyat has continued to strengthen its digital transformation agenda through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with strategic partners including the Fintech Association of Malaysia (FAOM), Plug and Play, and PayNet, for the implementation of the Bank Rakyat Fintech Community Hub initiative.
AWS signs first Malaysian solar deal, powering 50,000 homes with 23 MW plant
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has signed its first carbon-free energy agreement in Malaysia with Elphil Energy, an affiliate of Asiabina Group, for a 23-megawatt solar project in Sungai Siput, Perak.
Malaysia’s TNB to strengthen grid, expand renewables for AI economy
Malaysia's utility firm Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) said Thursday it will continue to focus on strengthening grid resilience, expanding renewable energy capacity, advancing regional energy connectivity and enabling the growth of new industries, including the digital and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven economy.
Amazon seeks to deploy low-earth orbit satellite Internet in Vietnam
The United States giant Amazon is studying plans to deploy low-earth orbit satellite internet services in Vietnam, said David Zapolsky, Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer at Amazon.
Taiwan cooling solution firm AVC breaks ground on $600M plant in Vietnam
AVC Technology Vietnam, under Taiwan-based cooling solution firm Asia Vital Component (AVC) kicked off the construction of a high-tech electronics components manufacturing plant in, Ninh Binh province, Vietnam, on Friday.
CapitaLand officially opens $1.09B life sciences and innovation hub at Singapore
Singapore's property firm CapitaLand Group (CapitaLand) has on Friday officially opened Geneo, a life sciences and innovation hub at Singapore Science Park (SSP) with about S$1.4 billion ($1.09 billion) investments.
Singapore partners World Bank to launch Singapore Carbon Markets Program
The Singapore government is collaborating with the World Bank Group on a new Singapore Carbon Markets Program.
Malaysia unveils online safety, child protection codes
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has on Friday issued the notice on the publication of the Risk Mitigation Code and the Child Protection Code under the Online Safety Act 2025 (ONSA).
Singapore launches standard on sustainability excellence to strengthen business competitiveness
Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) through the Singapore Standards Council (SSC), in partnership with the A*STAR Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (A*STAR SIMTech) and the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF), have launched the Technical Reference (TR) 149:2026 Specification for Organizations to Progress towards Environmental…
Vietnam’s EV maker VinFast debuts VF MPV 7 electric vehicle from Indonesia plant
VinFast, the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer of Vietnam’s conglomerate Vingroup, has announced the rollout of its VF MPV 7 electric vehicle from its Subang plant in Indonesia.
