Malaysia

Google Cloud on Wednesday announced its plans to bring three new Google Cloud regions to Malaysia, Thailand, and New Zealand, to meet growing demand for cloud services in Asia Pacific. The three regions will join six other previously announced Google Cloud regions, namely Berlin, Dammam, Doha, Mexico, Tel Aviv, and Turin.

Southeast Asia, in general, sees more consumers purchasing cross-border goods as digital platforms become more mainstream. This trend has attracted more investment dollars into the supply chain industry, due to the integral role of technology in scaling logistics infrastructure to support growing consumer and SME demand.

Thousands of retailers in Malaysia will accept Apple Pay, with support from some of the country’s most established banks across major credit and debit networks, Apple said

Yinson GreenTech (YGT), the green technologies division of Yinson Holdings Berhad, through its joint venture company Green EV Charge Sdn Bhd has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with GoCar Mobility Sdn Bhd (GoCar) to provide charging infrastructure facilities and solutions, along with customer care services to GoCar users.

Dubbed "Food Delivery Blackout", riders who attended a press conference said that the number of p-hailing and e-hailing drivers that went on strike on Friday is still unknown, but it is happening nationwide.

Airasia Super App, has become the first in Asia to provide gig riders with full-time employment, as part of its commitment in giving them a better working environment and job stability, while enhancing income opportunities for the riders.

Catcha Investment Corp 2.0 intends to focus its search on a target with operations or prospective operations in the technology, digital media, financial technology, or digital services sectors, which it refers to as the “new economy sectors”, across Asia Pacific, in particular Southeast Asia and Australia, according to its prospectus.

A recent report published by audit and advisory firm KPMG and banking group HSBC has featured 10 potential unicorns in Malaysia that are poised to make a lasting impact on the global business landscape over the next decade. We take a closer look at these companies.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced Monday that Bank Islam, Malaysia’s first listed Islamic financial services institution, has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider to power its digital transformation.

Skyports Infrastructure, the United Kingdom-based advanced air mobility (AAM) infrastructure developer, and AirAsia’s Advanced Air Mobility, a dedicated unit of Malaysia's AirAsia Aviation Group Limited (the aviation arm of Capital A), have signed a letter of tntent (LoI) to explore the development of air taxi infrastructure in Malaysia.