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Gobi Partners makes first investment in Bangladesh, backing travel tech platform Jatri

Jatri, a business to business (B2B) travel commerce platform, has secured a strategic investment from Gobi Partners, one of Asia’s leading venture capital firms.

US’s Avestar Capital launches Singapore office

Avestar Capital, a U.S.-based multi-family office, announced Wednesday the official launch of its Singapore operations under AVESTAR SINGAPORE PLC PTE. LTD., marking a major milestone in its global expansion strategy.

500 Global announces promotion of Mei Chel Tan to Global Managing Partner

Global venture capital firm 500 Global announced Wednesday the promotion of Mei Chel Tan to Global Managing Partner.

Malaysia’s Supernewsroom.AI partners with ChatGPT to support global publishing

Malaysia-based PR and media marketplace Supernewsroom.AI has partnered with ChatGPT to support global publishing.

TP-Link and Freshtel Internet formalize first WiFi 7 Tri-Band partnership

TP-Link Malaysia has entered into a strategic partnership with Freshtel Internet through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking a joint effort to strengthen home connectivity offerings in response to growing demand for reliable, high-performance in-home WiFi.

J&T Global Express, SF Holding ink $1.1B cross-shareholding deal to build new global smart logistics ecosystem

J&T Global Express (J&T Express), a global integrated logistics service operator, and S.F. Holding, a Chinese multinational delivery services and logistics company, jointly announced Thursday that they have entered into a strategic cross-shareholding agreement involving the mutual issuance of new shares, with an investment and transaction amount of…

Fasset appoints Rafiza Ghazali as Digital Banking CEO

Fasset, the Dubai-based global banking and investment platform, has appointed seasoned banker, Rafiza Ghazali, as Managing Director, Consumer Banking, as the company accelerates the rollout of regulated consumer and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) banking services following its provisional approval from Malaysia’s Labuan FSA regulator to launch the…

TM Nxera secures 280MW to power AI-ready, green data center campus in Johor

TM Nxera, the joint venture between Telekom Malaysia (TM) and Nxera, Singtel’s regional data center arm, has signed a multi-year electricity supply agreement with Tenaga Nasional (TNB).

Maybank maintains neutral view on Thailand’s tech-services sector

Maybank Investment Bank has maintained its neutral view on the Thailand's tech-service sector as it sees a balance of positive and negative factors in FY26.

Data center boom drives Malaysia’s energy transition and RE demand – Hong Leong

Hong Leong Investment Bank is positive on Malaysia's renewable energy (RE) sector, underpinned by the country’s early-stage energy transition and an accelerating RE demand curve driven by the data center boom (7.1GW).