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In Southeast Asia, corporate credibility increasingly starts with the data

PR consultant Salsabila Syifa Atma examines how fragmented business data can affect the credibility of corporate claims as Southeast Asian companies digitize and adopt AI.

Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers files for IPO on Nasdaq

DayOne Data Centers, a Singapore-headquartered digital infrastructure company, has filed a registration statement with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed initial public offering (IPO).

Amazon to buy Malaysian land for data center in $75M deal

Amazon Data Services Malaysia, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Amazon, will buy a plot of land in Malaysia's Selangor state to build a data center, paying MYR316.84 million ($75 million) in cash to local property developer Sunsuria.

Indonesia’s West Java asks Singapore’s BDx to halt data center 1 week after groundbreaking

Indonesia's West Java province has ordered Singapore's BDx Data Centers to halt construction of a 640-MW AI data-center campus, just over a week after its groundbreaking.

Samsung affiliates commit $1B to Helix AI infrastructure

Six Samsung affiliates will invest a combined $1 billion in KKR-backed Helix Digital Infrastructure, with Samsung Electronics contributing $500 million.

Philippines data center pipeline expands as AI demand drives larger campuses – BMI

The Philippines is set for a significant expansion of data center capacity, with 221MW of planned projects and 43MW under construction, as operators increasingly develop larger, higher-density facilities designed to support artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said on last Friday.

South Korea’s LG joins NVIDIA network for AI data-center cooling, deepening infrastructure push

South Korea's LG Electronics has joined NVIDIA's partner network as a preferred supplier of power and cooling systems for AI data centers.

Vietnam’s Stavian starts U.S.-backed feasibility study for Ho Chi Minh City AI data-center project

Stavian Group, a Vietnamese infrastructure developer, with backing from a U.S. government agency, has begun a feasibility study for a large AI and cloud data-center campus planned in Ho Chi Minh City.

Hong Kong’s fintech TROOPS to commit $12M to new Southeast Asia AI-infrastructure unit

TROOPS, a Hong Kong money-lending and property group listed on Nasdaq, will commit $12 million to launch a business unit building AI computing infrastructure in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam’s data center operator CMC, Viettel petition ministry over power pricing after cutoff threat

Two of Vietnam's largest data-center operators, CMC and Viettel, have asked ministries to clarify a dispute over electricity pricing that brought their Ho Chi Minh City facilities close to a power cut-off.