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Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison (Indosat) and the consortium between Arsari Group and Northstar Group announced Tuesday the signing of an Investment Agreement to form a joint venture to create one of the leading independent fiber infrastructure platforms in Indonesia (FiberCo).

Ta Securities has highlighted three major factors potentially influencing Malaysia's technology sector’s earnings in 2026 - the United States' sectoral tariffs on semiconductors; global semiconductor sales and progress of National Semiconductor Strategy.

Market growth for semiconductors is expected to continue unabated. The technology is too deeply embedded in society to remain stagnant, as demand requires it to execute more and faster every year. These trends will shape 2026, along with many unforeseen disruptions to surprise stakeholders. Preparing for the unexpected is crucial for market adaptability,…

Vietnam-based technology and information technology (IT) services provider FPT and European-based technology consulting firm HITEXIS announced Tuesday a strategic partnership to accelerate digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI) adoption for enterprises across the Baltic States and Europe.

Visa, a global digital payments firm, is collaborating with Sun Group, a Vietnam-based real estate firm, to integrate digital payment into tourism platform.

The United States-based mobility platform inDrive has announced the successful completion of the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD)’s three-month licensing review, confirming its continued approval to operate in Malaysia.

Malaysia-based lender CIMB Group Holdings Berhad has announced its commitment to develop tokenized financial services spanning tokenized assets, tokenized settlement and next-generation payment rails, supporting Malaysia’s national agenda to broaden adoption of tokenization across the financial ecosystem.

The AI revolution is advancing quickly, and new forms of employment, education, and social order are already taking shape. To me, this is not merely a labor market crisis—it is a global experiment in how humanity can coexist with AI, a question that we must all take part in answering together.

Kenanga Research has foreseen Malaysia's technology up-cycle to remain intact in the first quarter of next year, supported by a still expanding global semiconductor up-cycle and a resilient front-end capex outlook, which should continue to favor Malaysia’s front-end beneficiaries.

BLIFE Protocol (BLIFE), a decentralized protocol on the Bitcoin blockchain focused on integrating Web3 applications and cultural experiences, announced Monday it has merged with Portal, an interoperability and liquidity infrastructure for Web3 gaming centered on the utility token PORTAL. The combined business will operate under the Portal brand.