Malaysia

Equinix, Inc., the global digital infrastructure company, has on Tuesday announced plans to expand its presence in Malaysia with a new data center, KL2, in Kuala Lumpur with over $190 million investment.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. marked the graduation of 126 participants from the second and third cohorts of the Digital Leadership Excellence (DLE) Program.

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Bank Indonesia (BI) have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) that strengthens bilateral cooperation between the two central banks.

Malaysia is targeting a 7 percent share of the global advanced semiconductor packaging market by 2035, as the government accelerates efforts to move the industry up the value chain under its National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS).

Tencent Cloud, a cloud unit of Chinese giant Tencent, has partnered with Ryt Bank, an AI-powered bank in Malaysia, to support conversational banking services for everyday payments.

Malaysia’s future economic resilience will depend on its ability to build sovereign digital capabilities rather than merely host foreign technology infrastructure, its Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said on Thursday.

The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) has reinforced Malaysia’s role as a strategic semiconductor supply chain partner under the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ), leveraging collaboration with global industry players to strengthen resilience, localization and long-term competitiveness.

The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) is strengthening Malaysia’s semiconductor ecosystem through a strategic focus on talent development, smart manufacturing and supply chain integration.

Malaysian technology companies secured more than MYR 450 million ($115.09 million) in potential export opportunities at SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026, driven by growing international demand for artificial intelligence (AI), smart mobility and autonomous technology solutions, according to the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).

Malaysia will impose stricter requirements on fully imported electric vehicles (EVs) from July 2026, after a four-year exemption period under the AP Francais scheme expired at the end of 2025, the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) said on Wednesday.