Malaysia

UMPSA Holdings Sdn. Bhd. (UMPSAH), the commercial subsidiary of Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Albatross Tech Pt. Co. Ltd., China, to establish Pahang’s first low-altitude airspace technology incubator and drone center.

Malaysia recorded MYR 54.13 billion (13.33 billion U.S. dollars) in approved Malaysia Digital (MD) investments, generating 21,815 high-value jobs across 402 digital companies, highlighting sustained investor confidence in the country’s digital ecosystem and reflects Malaysia’s long-term artificial intelligence (AI)-driven growth trajectory.

AirAsia MOVE (MOVE), a Malaysia-based travel booking app, has secured strategic partnerships with Ethiopian Airlines, Vietjet Air and Garuda Indonesia.

Analysts have foreseen Malaysia's energy transition to sustain momentum moving into 2026, underpinned by the country's strong policy.

Ta Securities has highlighted three major factors potentially influencing Malaysia's technology sector’s earnings in 2026 - the United States' sectoral tariffs on semiconductors; global semiconductor sales and progress of National Semiconductor Strategy.

The United States-based mobility platform inDrive has announced the successful completion of the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD)’s three-month licensing review, confirming its continued approval to operate in Malaysia.

Malaysia-based lender CIMB Group Holdings Berhad has announced its commitment to develop tokenized financial services spanning tokenized assets, tokenized settlement and next-generation payment rails, supporting Malaysia’s national agenda to broaden adoption of tokenization across the financial ecosystem.

Kenanga Research has foreseen Malaysia's technology up-cycle to remain intact in the first quarter of next year, supported by a still expanding global semiconductor up-cycle and a resilient front-end capex outlook, which should continue to favor Malaysia’s front-end beneficiaries.

Malaysia-based Catcha Digital Berhad announced Monday that its wholly-owned subsidiary iMedia Asia Sdn Bhd (iMedia) has completed the exercise of a call option to acquire an additional 50 percent equity interest in Headline Media Sdn Bhd.

Yinson Production Ghana, in collaboration with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and the Petroleum Commission of Ghana, has commissioned the Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Lab (NCEL), Ghana’s first specialized facility for scientific carbon measurement, emissions modelling, decarbonization research, and industry-focused training.