Malaysia

Malaysia's digitalization agency Digital Penang and Indonesia's startup ecosystem KUMPUL have renewed their memorandum of understanding for 2026 to 2027, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening the startup, innovation, and entrepreneurial ecosystem across Malaysia and the region.

Kenanga Research said Monday that advanced packaging will become the next battleground in semiconductor value chain and benefit Malaysia's technology players.

Malaysians see strong productivity gains from artificial intelligence (AI) as many as eight in ten Malaysians report that AI tools have helped them save time and improve efficiency, a poll from Ipsos showed Tuesday.

Chipmaker Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft (AT&S) will expand production capacity for high-end IC substrates for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing, with investments spanning its Kulim facility in Malaysia and its Chongqing plant in China, totaling €1.5-2.0 billion ($1.74-2.32 billion).

The achievement was welcomed by Malaysia's startup development agency, Cradle Fund, which highlighted the success as a reflection of the country's growing talent pool and the importance of providing innovators with access to regional platforms and networks.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the World Bank Group and the United Nations Development Program Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP BIOFIN) have on Thursday released a report entitled ‘A LEAP for Nature: Advancing Nature-related Financial Risk and Opportunity Assessment in Malaysia.'

Granite Asia, a pan-Asia investment platform with over $10 billion in assets under management, has marked the facility opening of its portfolio company Galatek Technologies in Penang (Malaysia).

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly integrated into everyday life, Malaysia-based i-City has partnered with Singapore-based TwinMatrix Technologies to explore the use of AI-driven experiences, digital avatars and spatial intelligence technologies in urban environments.

Malaysia-based Sime Darby Property Berhad has launched its second real estate development fund with up to MYR 1.25 billion ($310 million) for data centers.

Malaysia-based CIMB Bank Berhad has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited to strengthen financial connectivity between China and ASEAN, particularly in Malaysia and Indonesia, by facilitating bilateral trade, cross-border financing and investment flows across the region.