Malaysia

Huawei launches AI Lab and Innovation Center in Malaysia

This center will be an important platform to support the next wave of innovation in Malaysia, where Huawei can combine its technology and global experience to work effectively with its customers and partners on industry solutions and localised AI solutions for Malaysian industries.

Malaysia’s Tune Talk expands into e-commerce

Malaysia's mobile service firm Tune Talk has on Tuesday launched Tune Talk Shop, an in-app e-commerce platform powered by Presto.

Khazanah partners SC for Malaysia’s first tokenized sukuk pilot

Khazanah Nasional Berhad, in collaboration with the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), has successfully priced Malaysia’s first tokenized sukuk with a nominal value of MYR 100 million (25.31 million), marking an important step in the application of digital technologies to support the future development of Malaysia’s domestic capital market.

Renewables lead Malaysia energy transition as solar sector eyes recovery on policy catalysts – analysts

Malaysia’s renewable energy sector is poised for a renewed growth cycle despite near-term weakness in solar pricing, supported by upcoming large-scale projects and evolving policy frameworks, according to analysts.

Cradle Fund launches $2.53M elevate & startup accelerator program to spur early-stage growth

Cradle announced Tuesday the launch of Cradle Elevate, a new MYR10 million ($2.53 million) funding program and the Cradle Startup Accelerator Program 2026.

Malaysia emerges as data center safe haven as geopolitical risks reshape global investment flows – RHB

Rising geopolitical tensions and energy market volatility are beginning to reshape global data center (DC) investment patterns, with Southeast Asia including Malaysia emerging as a key beneficiary of a potential shift away from higher-risk regions, RHB Investment Bank said Tuesday.

Singapore’s SUNRATE gets approval for full-scale operations in Malaysia

SUNRATE, the global payment and treasury management platform based in Singapore, announced Tuesday that it has been granted a license by the Malaysian Central Bank, marking a key milestone in the company’s continued expansion.

MDEC to Strengthen AI, 5G push via ecosystem collaboration

Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) said Monday it will continue strengthening its artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G push through ecosystem collaboration and a joint innovation-to-commercialization pipeline built around real-world challenge statements, sandbox environments, cloud resources, access to devices and internet of things (IoT) tools,…

Penang launches ATE Campus as next engine of Malaysia’s industrial transformation

The Penang State Government has on last Friday officially launched the Penang Automation, Test and Equipment (ATE) Campus, a strategic initiative aimed at positioning the ATE sector as the next engine for Malaysia’s industrial transformation.

Malaysian tech firms partly shielded from energy cost volatility – Kenanga

While Malaysia's technology sector is structurally exposed to energy cost volatility, its earnings impact is partially mitigated by cost pass-through mechanisms, Kenanga Research said in its recent report.