Malaysia

EFS, Planet QEOS and four partners ink $550M deal to build Malaysia’s first renewable energy plant

Malaysia-based solar energy firm EFS Group has joined forces with Planet QEOS and four energy partners in a landmark collaboration to deliver the MYR 2.32 billion ($550 million) Baram DeepTech Energy Program.

BDC partners JSW to builds Malaysia’s first water reclamation plant for data center

Bridge Data Centres (BDC), a Singapore-based regional provider of hyperscale data center solutions, has partnered with Johor Special Water (JSW) to embark on Malaysia’s first Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) integrated within a data center facility.

YTL Power launches Malaysia’s first homegrown AI, ILMU

Malaysia-based YTL Power International Bhd, has on Tuesday unveiled ILMU, the country's first homegrown large language model (LLM).

Malaysia’s Zetrix AI launches Shariah-aligned large language model “NurAI”

Malaysia-based Zetrix AI Berhad, formerly known as MY E.G. Services Berhad, has on Tuesday unveiled NurAI, a Shariah-aligned, Islamic values-based large language model (LLM).

Malaysia’s Naluri raises $5M Series-B equity funding

Naluri Pte Ltd, a Malaysia-based digital employee health and wellbeing provider, announced Tuesday the successful completion of a $5 million Series-B equity fundraising round.

Teleport partners ANAABU to launch PORTALWEAR collection

Teleport, a Malaysia-based logistics company, and ANAABU, a Malaysian unisex clothing brand, have embarked on the first-ever brand collaboration.

VentureTECH invests in Malaysia’s EMS solutions firm Evenesis

VentureTECH Sdn Bhd, an impact investment company, has announced a strategic investment in Y Us Sdn Bhd (Evenesis), a Bumiputera company pioneering an end-to-end event management software (EMS) solutions and managed services platform.

JC3 to advance climate agenda through coordinated and collaborative efforts

The Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3), co-chaired by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), said Monday it remains committed to advancing the climate agenda through coordinated and collaborative efforts.

Hunan Yuneng chooses Malaysia for its Southeast Asian lithium battery manufacturing hub

Chinese battery manufacturer Hunan Yuneng New Energy Battery Material Co., Ltd. has officially committed to establishing its first Southeast Asian manufacturing facility in Malaysia.

Penang Digital Economy Summit 2025 concludes with bold commitments to advance the digital economy of Penang into a tech & innovation hub

One of the summit’s cornerstones was the ceremonial unveiling of the Digital Economy Master Plan (DEMP) 2025–2030. This long-term strategic roadmap outlines Penang’s vision to become a digital-first state through collaborative efforts among state and federal government agencies, GLCs, technology leaders, and industry players. The DEMP focuses on driving…