Big Data

ESR, an Asia-Pacific-focused real asset owner and manager, has secured $850 million in additional equity capital from existing shareholders, strengthening its balance sheet and supporting its expansion strategy.

Malaysia’s data center sector is poised for continued growth, with contractors securing hyperscale mandates and an estimated MYR 13 billion ($3.26 billion) to MYR 14 billion ($3.52 billion) worth of projects expected in the first half of 2026, according to research houses tracking the country’s digital infrastructure boom.

Taiwan, mainland China, and Vietnam offer the most competitive costs for data center construction in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the Data Center Construction Cost Guide 2026 conducted by commercial real estate and property management services firm Cushman & Wakefield.

Singapore-based data center developer and operator DayOne Data Centers will invest over MYR28 billion ($6.9 billion) in Malaysia by the end of 2026, as part of efforts to expand its data center operations and strengthen the country’s role as a regional digital hub.

BDx Data Centers has secured a $320 million loan facility to support the expansion of its digital infrastructure footprint across Asia, the Signapore-headquartered data center operator with a focus on the Asia-Pacific market said in a release on Wednesday.

Given the breakthroughs in clean energy and green infrastructure, CIMB Securities firmly believes that the pipeline of data center jobs remains intact in Malaysia, which is on track to become ASEAN’s largest sustainable data center hub.

Microsoft announced a plan to invest more than $1 billion in cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Thailand between 2026 and 2028, following a meeting in Bangkok between Vice Chair and President Brad Smith and Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

Bitdeer Technologies Group, a Singapore-headquartered technology firm focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, will jointly develop an AI data center in Norway, with a capacity of 180 MW.

Furukawa Electric is set to invest at least JPY55 billion ($345 million) in expanding data center cooling production in the Philippines, Thailand, and China, the Japanese firm said in a release on Monday.

StarMason JSC, a joint venture between Singapore's Sembcorp Development and Vietnam's BB Holdings, has received investment approval for the proposed development of a state-of-the-art hyperscale- and AI-ready data center campus in Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP), Ho Chi Minh City.