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Penang opens shared lab for IC design validation & characterization to support Malaysia’s semiconductor ecosystem
Penang has on Tuesday marked another major milestone under the Penang Silicon Design @5KM+ (PSD@5KM+) initiative, with the official opening of the Shared Lab for IC Design Validation & Characterization as a shared facility for Penang-based integrated circuit (IC) design companies, and the onboarding of its second batch of technology collaborators,…
February 4, 2026
News,Telecommunications,Singapore
Bridge Alliance appoints Loo Boon Chee as next CEO after Ong Geok Chwee stepping down
Bridge Alliance, the alliance of leading mobile operators globally, announced Tuesday that Dr Ong Geok Chwee will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the end of March.
February 4, 2026
KKR-led consortium with Singtel to fully acquire ST Telemedia Global Data Centers at $5.1B
Global investment firm KKR and Singapore's communications technology group Singtel announced Wednesday they will fully acquire data center colocation services provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) at S$6.6 billion ($5.1 billion).
February 4, 2026
Malaysia’s tech hardware industry conditions to improve this year – Maybank
Maybank Investment Bank Research has returned from its recent visit to Malaysia's Penang road trip feeling optimistic as tech hardware players suggest that industry conditions are improving into 2026.
February 4, 2026
SoftBank subsidiary SAIMEMORY partners Intel to commercialize next-generation memory technology
SoftBank Corp. announced Tuesday its wholly owned subsidiary SAIMEMORY Corp. has signed a collaborative agreement with Intel Corporation to advance the commercialization of Z-Angle Memory (ZAM), a next-generation memory technology designed for high capacity, high bandwidth and low power consumption.
February 3, 2026
Singapore to set up national space agency to build and operate space capabilities
Singapore will establish a national space agency on April 1 to help the country seize opportunities in the rapidly expanding space economy and strengthen its space capabilities, the Straits Times quoted Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Tan See Leng as saying.
February 3, 2026
NetDragon joins government-backed AI push to advance AI-driven workforce development in Thailand
NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (NetDragon), a China-based technology firm, announced Monday that, together with its subsidiary, EDA (Thailand), it has joined forces to drive a government-backed artificial intelligence (AI) initiative aimed at building Thailand’s future-ready workforce by linking education, skills development, and productivity through an…
February 3, 2026
Singapore launches three new space projects to test and validate new technologies
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore is launching three new space projects under Singapore’s Space Technology Development Program (STDP), marking a major step in accelerating the commercialization of space technologies developed in Singapore.
February 3, 2026
News,SEA,Electric Vehicles & Mobility
VinFast eyes the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Malaysia as key markets for electric scooters
Vietnamese electric vehicles (EVs) firm VinFast has unveiled its international business strategy for electric scooters, identifying five initial key markets: the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Thailand, and Malaysia.
February 3, 2026
Clio appoints Julian Uebergang as GM of Enterprise for APAC
Clio, the global legal artificial intelligence (AI) technology firm, announced the appointment of Julian Uebergang as the General Manager, Enterprise for Asia Pacific (APAC).
February 3, 2026












