Big Data

Microsoft to open Southeast Asia 3 cloud region in Johor Bahru, per $2.2B Malaysia plan

Microsoft's Southeast Asia 3, its second cloud region in Malaysia, will be built in Johor Bahru.

Singapore’s Bridge Data Centers appoints new Co-Chief Executive Officer

Singapore-based Bridge Data Centers (BDC) announced Tuesday the appointment of Drew Chen as Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO), effective November 1, 2026.

Singapore’s Princeton Digital secures $1.3B for data hub in Johor

Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a data center operator based in Singapore, today announced that it has secured approximately $1.3 billion in green financing for its JH1 campus in Johor, Malaysia. 

Google to invest $160M in shared water infrastructure in Negeri Sembilan for data center

Google has committed $160 million to new shared water infrastructure in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, in order to support local needs and its planned data center there.

Korea’s Samsung to manufacture substrates in Vietnam to serve AI servers, large data centers

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Vietnam (SEMV), under South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics (SEM), will expand activities in Vietnam by manufacturing Ultra Large Flip Chip Ball Grid Array (UL FCBGA) to serve AI servers and large data centers.

Singapore’s DayOne, Sembcorp to jointly explore integrated power for Asian data centers

DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered developer and operator of data centers, and Sembcorp Utilities, a subsidiary of Singapore's Sembcorp Industries, have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore integrating power and energy solutions into DayOne’s data center projects across Asia.

Data centers to strain power supply across four Asian hubs – BMI

Data centers in Johor, Sydney, Melbourne and Batam could absorb most of the additional electricity generation planned for their respective markets over the coming years, raising concerns over power availability as cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads expand, according to BMI Country Risk and Industry Research.

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CBRE agrees to acquire Onnec in $1B data-center deal

CBRE will pay $610 million upfront for Onnec, with a performance-based earnout of up to $400 million, expanding data-center services in Europe and Asia Pacific.

Elice shares fall in KOSDAQ debut after $151M IPO

South Korean AI infrastructure provider Elice Group fell sharply in its KOSDAQ debut after raising 201.1 billion won through an IPO.

Singapore’s Aolani plans up to 500MW of AI data center capacity in Malaysia

Aolani, a Singapore-founded neocloud artificial intelligence (AI) firm, announced Monday it has signed Letters of Intent to take up 500 megawatt (MW) of AI data center capacity in Malaysia.