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Maybank Investment Bank has maintained a neutral stance on the renewable energy (RE) sector in the Philippines despite the positive government support as execution has lagged and RE players are navigating near-term headwinds with execution hurdles.

Laver Cup and Alipay+, part of Ant International, a global digital payment, digitization and financial technology provider, have on Monday formally announced a new long-term strategic partnership which will begin at Laver Cup San Francisco 2025, to be held at the Chase Center from September 19-21.

Malaysian government has partnered with Zetrix AI Berhad, a developer of Shariah-aligned large language model (LLM) NurAI, to collaborate on establishing the global framework for Shariah compliance, certification and governance in artificial intelligence (AI).

X-FAB, the Germany-based analog/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has expanded its manufacturing site in Sarawak, Malaysia with $600 million investment.

Malaysia-based KLK LAND, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad (KLK), has launched KLK TechPark, a 1,500-acre integrated industrial hub in Tanjong Malim.

Maybank Investment Bank said Friday that it sees minimal pushback from the second round of seller commission raise from Sea's e-commerce arm Shopee.

Knight Frank’s Asia-Pacific Data Center report showed Wednesday that in the first half of this year, the region secured nearly 13 gigawatt (GW) of new project announcements, a 160 percent increase and more than double the 5GW announced in the same period last year.

Kaneka Malaysia Sdn Bhd and BAC Renewable Energy Sdn Bhd (BACRE) have teamed up to launch MYR 30 million ($7.13 million) biomass steam plant in Gebeng, advancing Malaysia’s renewable energy and energy transition roadmaps.

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), a Malaysian oil and gas company, has successfully delivered Malaysia’s first blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to KL International Airport (KLIA) for the Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), establishing its in-house capability and readiness to provide continuous, scalable supply in Malaysia.

OCBC Malaysia, a unit of the Singapore-based OCBC Group, is investing over MYR 10 million ($2.37 million) a year in people development programs, with a significant focus on artificial intelligence (AI), reskilling and upskilling.