Big Data

Australia's AirTrunk has secured $2.325 billion in green project financing under its Green Financing Framework to support the development of its JHB2 hyperscale data center campus in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Singapore is expected to retain its position as Southeast Asia's premier data center hub despite mounting power and land constraints, but stricter sustainability requirements will continue to limit new capacity and push more investment into neighboring Malaysia and Indonesia, BMI Country Risk and Industry Research said in its recent report.

Malaysia-based Sime Darby Property NEV (Holdings) Sdn. Bhd, a member of Sime Darby Property Berhad’s New Economy Venture (NEV) platform, has established a Sukuk Program of up to MYR 2.60 billion ($640 million) to finance the development of build-to-suit-to-lease data centers, and industrial and logistics assets.

London-headquartered Gorilla Technology Group (NASDAQ: GRRR) has raised aggregate gross proceeds of $232 million from two bond financings, directing the capital toward AI infrastructure programs in Indonesia, India, and Thailand.

Vietnam is emerging as a credible secondary data center hub in Southeast Asia over the next five years, benefiting from rapid cloud adoption and a spillover of investment from more constrained markets such as Singapore and Malaysia, BMI Country Risk & Industry Research said on Monday.

Malaysia can overcome execution challenges to become one of Southeast Asia's largest data center hubs, nearly tripling capacity by 2030, S&P Global Ratings said Monday.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), under the World Bank, will finance up to $175 million for AirTrunk Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., supporting the development of two hyperscale data centers totaling 420 MW in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Malaysia, as the world's largest net exporters of AI-related hardware, were the standout performers of the current global technology cycle, driven by advances in and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in the July 2026 edition of its World Economic Outlook (WEO).

Thailand has approved nine major investment projects worth a combined $1.99 billion across artificial intelligence (AI), advanced electronics, aviation, clean energy, and food, as global manufacturers reposition supply chains across Southeast Asia.

CCHH, a Nasdaq-listed company primarily operating Chicken Claypot and restaurant franchises, has signed a three-year, $50 million agreement to provide maintenance services for data center infrastructure projects in Malaysia.