Malaysia

MBSB Research said on Tuesday that talent shortage will limit the earnings growth for Malaysia's technology sector.

New Request For Startups translates shifts in AI, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, agriculture, climate and semiconductors into startup opportunities that founders can begin tackling with MYR150,000 to MYR500,000 in early capital.

Malaysia's Cashku, a digital wealth platform, has partnered with fund manager Kenanga Investors to offer a selection of investment funds with no sales charge and a minimum investment of MYR10 ($2.40)

Anuar Fariz Fadzil, CEO of Malaysia's state agency Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), will step down when his two-year contract ends on October 2, after a tenure of drawing MYR180 billion ($44 billion) in digital investment.

Gkash has become a direct PayNet participant across DuitNow QR, MyDebit and FPX, giving the Malaysian payment provider a more direct connection to national payment rails.

Malaysia’s growing role in advanced semiconductor packaging could help the country capture more value from the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but the next challenge will be ensuring that foreign investment translates into higher domestic productivity, technology ownership and skilled employment, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on…

Skyro has obtained a Malaysian moneylending licence and plans to launch cash loans, making Malaysia its second Southeast Asian market after the Philippines.

Zeekr has opened its first retail presence in East Malaysia with a Kuching pop-up store and plans permanent sales and service facilities in 2027.

Singapore-based CorefloX has opened a Johor Bahru factory designed to produce and test liquid-cooling equipment for data centers and AI infrastructure.

Ally Logistic Property (ALP), a logistics infrastructure company, and real asset manager CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI) have on Friday broke ground on OMEGA 1 Singapore, a S$260 million ($203.51 million) development designed to support Singapore’s next generation of smart logistics infrastructure.