Malaysia

EPG Modular Data Center has marked the topping-out of its S$153 million ($119 million) Malaysia Free Industrial Zone factory in Senai Airport City, Johor.

Japan's SoftBank Group, Singapore-based Grab Holdings, and Malaysia's Petroleum Sarawak Berhad (PETROS) will jointly build AI infrastructure in Malaysia, backed by $1.85 billion in initial combined seed capital.

U Mobile and Cradle Fund Sdn Bhd are strengthening their collaboration to help Malaysian startups develop and test 5G-Advanced (5G-A) and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for real-world business applications, as demand for emerging technologies grows.

Malaysia-based CIMB Bank Bhd has expanded its DuitNow QR payment coverage on the CIMB OCTO app to five additional markets — China, Hong Kong, South Korea, the Philippines and Laos — bringing its overseas payment network to nine markets.

Microsoft's Southeast Asia 3, its second cloud region in Malaysia, will be built in Johor Bahru.

Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and CelcomDigi Berhad have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen digital talent development across CelcomDigi's workforce.

Skyro, a digital consumer finance group, has begun offering cash loans in Malaysia, its second Southeast Asian market.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched Semarak AI Malaysia, a national program to give government officers, students, software companies, and communities AI tools and skills to build their own solutions.

U Mobile says its ULTRA5G footprint now reaches about 2.3 million people in Sabah, backed by more than 500 CTS Horizon fiber circuits.

Google on Wednesday unveiled its plan for responsible digital infrastructure development in Malaysia, including an investment of $15 billion over the next two years (2027 to 2028).