Malaysia

Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, will establish its first cloud region in Malaysia, comprising up to three availability zones in Johor, and will work with a local university to train more than 1,000 people in AI and cloud skills.

Sarawak Metro Sdn Bhd, the state-owned enterprise which had been appointed to develop, operate and maintain the Kuching Urban Transportation System (KUTS) project, announced Monday a collaboration with Revenue Group Berhad, one of Malaysian payment solutions providers, to power its mobile application with advanced payment tokenization technology.

Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) and Haier Energy Sdn Bhd (Haier Energy), a subsidiary of Haier Group headquartered in China, have entered into a Heads of Agreement (HoA) to form a strategic partnership to accelerate the growth of Haier’s new energy platform and ecosystem.

The National Energy Efficiency Policy and Action Plan 2026-2035 (NEEAP 2.0) marks a structural shift in Malaysia’s energy-efficiency landscape, providing a clearer implementation roadmap for mandatory energy management, reporting and periodic audits for qualifying energy consumers, progressively shifting adoption from voluntary towards regulation driven,…

RHB Investment Bank expects Malaysia technology sector’s momentum to remain intact into the second half, supported by robust supply chain order flows amid elevated artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending, an improving earnings growth trajectory, and positive management guidance.

Nuclear energy is gaining traction across Southeast Asia as governments seek to meet rising electricity demand, strengthen energy security and secure reliable low-carbon power, creating potential opportunities for Malaysia to participate in the emerging regional nuclear supply chain, CGS International said on last Friday.

Malaysia’s Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) is stepping up efforts to turn climate commitments into practical action, with priorities including accelerating the energy transition, strengthening flood resilience and improving climate-related reporting and financing, it said after its 17th meeting.

Zeekr, the premium electric-vehicle brand of China's Geely Holding Group, said its Malaysian unit has extended a discounted direct-current fast-charging rate of MYR1.20 ($0.29) per kilowatt-hour to all DC Handal charging stations nationwide, having previously offered it only at selected locations.

MBSB Research has on Wednesday maintained its positive stance on the renewable energy subsector, underpinned by the structural policy tailwinds for a deep decarbonization trajectory in line with the targets under National Energy Transition Roadmap (NETR).

Malaysia’s semiconductor sector is benefiting from the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom, but gains remain uneven across the industry, while supply risks and the challenge of moving further up the value chain continue to weigh on its longer-term outlook, HSBC said on Thursday.