Malaysia

Hong Leong Investment Bank is positive on Malaysia's renewable energy (RE) sector, underpinned by the country’s early-stage energy transition and an accelerating RE demand curve driven by the data center boom (7.1GW).

Bursa Malaysia has on Monday launched the Bursa Malaysia Quality 50 Index (BMQ) and the Bursa Malaysia Quality 50 Shariah Index (BMQ-S), the exchange’s first in-house indexes that are based on financial performance.

Zeya Health, a Singapore-based healthcare technology company building artificial intelligence (AI)-native infrastructure for healthcare providers, has raised $575,000 in pre-seed funding from Antler and a group of strategic angel investors.

The Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation (Bioeconomy Corporation) is eyeing MYR 2.2 billion ($540 million) of revenue in 2026.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has on last Sunday directed a temporary restriction on access to the Grok artificial intelligence (AI) for users in Malaysia, effective 11 January 2026.

Payments Network Malaysia Sdn Bhd (PayNet) said Thursday that its fintech hub has supported 50 fintechs with over MYR 5 million ($1.23 million) in value-added support since launching.

Malaysian businesses are at the forefront of a major energy transformation, as new research reveals surging electricity demand, ambitious sustainability targets, and growing expectations for smarter, greener energy solutions.

I10X (i10x.ai), the Singapore-based unified artificial intelligence (AI) platform, announced Tuesday it has closed a $1 million pre-seed round in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Kenanga Research has foreseen Malaysia's domestic logistics sector to fare better as Malaysia is a beneficiary of booming e-commerce and trade diversion on US-China trade tensions.

The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has announced a major milestone in Malaysia’s digital economy journey with MYR 6.8 billion ($1.68 billion) in digital exports recorded between 2024 and the first half of 2025.