Malaysia

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.

Soh brings two decades of investments, venture building and operating experience, built largely in Malaysia and across Southeast Asia.

Malaysia's cut in the system access charge for firm renewable energy supply is expected to accelerate the rollout of corporate renewable energy projects, with solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPCC) awards potentially starting from the fourth quarter of 2026, according to research houses.

Zeekr Malaysia has signed a dealership agreement with EON, starting with a Shah Alam pop-up store in October and a Glenmarie retail and aftersales facility planned for Q1 2027.

Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) market is gaining momentum, with year-to-date sales more than doubling in the first eight months of 2026 as automakers shift towards locally assembled models, while competition from Chinese brands and national marques is reshaping the automotive market, according to Kenanga Research and BIMB Securities.

Malaysia’s climate resilience investment opportunity extends beyond renewable energy and green buildings to infrastructure that can keep cities functioning during floods, heatwaves and other disruptions, BIMB Securities said on Thursday.

Luno Malaysia, Halogen Capital, and Kenanga Investors are exploring the use of a fully reserved ringgit-pegged stablecoin as an on-chain settlement instrument for tokenized money-market funds.