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AI, drones, and renewable energy: Accelerating sustainable power in developing regions

As the global energy transition continues, developing regions that successfully integrate intelligent aerial technologies into their renewable strategies will be better positioned to scale, adapt, and compete in an increasingly data-driven energy landscape.

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Making banking seamless: How embedded finance will define the next era of MSME banking

For a small business balancing growth with daily operations, the time spent resolving financial hurdles makes regional expansion a challenge. This is where a new generation of digital banks can come in as strategic partners, weaving in financial solutions into the platforms that businesses use every day.

Penang opens shared lab for IC design validation & characterization to support Malaysia’s semiconductor ecosystem

Penang has on Tuesday marked another major milestone under the Penang Silicon Design @5KM+ (PSD@5KM+) initiative, with the official opening of the Shared Lab for IC Design Validation & Characterization as a shared facility for Penang-based integrated circuit (IC) design companies, and the onboarding of its second batch of technology collaborators,…

Bridge Alliance appoints Loo Boon Chee as next CEO after Ong Geok Chwee stepping down

Bridge Alliance, the alliance of leading mobile operators globally, announced Tuesday that Dr Ong Geok Chwee will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the end of March.

KKR-led consortium with Singtel to fully acquire ST Telemedia Global Data Centers at $5.1B

Global investment firm KKR and Singapore's communications technology group Singtel announced Wednesday they will fully acquire data center colocation services provider ST Telemedia Global Data Centers (STT GDC) at S$6.6 billion ($5.1 billion).

Malaysia’s tech hardware industry conditions to improve this year – Maybank

Maybank Investment Bank Research has returned from its recent visit to Malaysia's Penang road trip feeling optimistic as tech hardware players suggest that industry conditions are improving into 2026.

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AI alone will not transform APAC banks, a clear reinvention strategy will

For banks early in the journey, four key questions precede: Why reinvent? Where are we today? How do we redesign work to unlock value? And how do we track progress? The answers may differ, but the direction is the same.

SoftBank subsidiary SAIMEMORY partners Intel to commercialize next-generation memory technology

SoftBank Corp. announced Tuesday its wholly owned subsidiary SAIMEMORY Corp. has signed a collaborative agreement with Intel Corporation to advance the commercialization of Z-Angle Memory (ZAM), a next-generation memory technology designed for high capacity, high bandwidth and low power consumption.

Singapore to set up national space agency to build and operate space capabilities

Singapore will establish a national space agency on April 1 to help the country seize opportunities in the rapidly expanding space economy and strengthen its space capabilities, the Straits Times quoted Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science & Technology Tan See Leng as saying.

NetDragon joins government-backed AI push to advance AI-driven workforce development in Thailand

NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (NetDragon), a China-based technology firm, announced Monday that, together with its subsidiary, EDA (Thailand), it has joined forces to drive a government-backed artificial intelligence (AI) initiative aimed at building Thailand’s future-ready workforce by linking education, skills development, and productivity through an…