Malaysia

Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp, Singapore-headquartered Grab Holdings Ltd and Petroleum Sarawak Bhd (PETROS) on Thursday signed a Framework Agreement to explore the development of an artificial intelligence (AI) and digital infrastructure platform in Sarawak, Malaysia.

U Mobile and Telenor Linx have launched SIM-based phone-number verification in Malaysia, with Firebase support for developers.

Malaysia's Tune Protect, through its reinsurance arm Tune Protect Re, will offer embedded travel insurance solutions across Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines.

The Dana Impak Report launched on Tuesday also sets out Dana Impak’s catalytic role in crowding in capital and strategic partners alongside Khazanah, reflecting a broader whole-of-Malaysia approach to support the growth of Malaysian companies and entrepreneurs.

The collaboration brings together EY Malaysia’s global experience in business transformation, digital strategy, AI, governance and industry expertise with SAINS’ deep understanding of the public sector and its longstanding track record in delivering digital solutions that support Sarawak’s development agenda.

Malaysia's mobility app Setel has introduced Voice Fuelling, an AI-powered experience that lets users activate their fuel pump using voice commands.

Nik Rizal Kamil, CEO of Malaysian telecoms group Axiata, has been appointed to the board of the GSMA, the global mobile-industry association, for a two-year term starting in January.

Agmo Studio, a Malaysian software firm, has reached the "Select" tier in the partner network run by Anthropic, the creator of Claude AI models.

MBSB Research has maintained its neutral recommendation on Malaysia’s technology sector, citing strong semiconductor demand driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and data center infrastructure spending, but warned that a severe talent shortage, rising regional competition and potential AI regulation could limit earnings growth.

The artificial intelligence (AI) investment cycle is entering a second phase in 2026, with demand broadening beyond GPUs to inference, AI agents and commercial applications, creating new opportunities across optical connectivity, power, advanced packaging and semiconductor equipment, Kenanga Research said on Monday.