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Thai Aviation Industries signs airport modernization MOU with Spain’s Amadeus, UAE’s Edgewater

Thailand's Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), UAE-based Edgewater Solutions Limited, and Spain's Amadeus will jointly develop a modernization roadmap for passenger processing and airport operations across Thailand's international and regional airports.

Tighter digital rules could cut Malaysian startup VC funding by 26%: Oxford Economics

Restrictive digital regulations in Malaysia could reduce venture capital funding by 26 percent, equivalent to RM792 million ($170 million) less per year on average, period from 2026 to 2035.

Analysts see silver lining from the Iran War for Malaysia’s renewable energy sector

The Iran War has provided a silver lining for renewable energy (RE) in Malaysia due to rising grid power cost as a result of higher fuel prices (coal and Tier 2 gas) which has improved the economics for RE and driven stronger demand for RE as a cheaper alternative among consumers, analysts said in recent reports.

Inaugural Broadband Development Summit APAC 2026 unites industry leaders in Bangkok

inaugural WBBA Broadband Development Summit APAC 2026, held in Bangkok on 14 July. Convened by the World Broadband Association (WBBA), the summit brought together the ITU, regional regulators, and leading operators – including AIS, Globe, Telkomsel, XLSmart, HKT, and China Mobile International.

Asia remains at the center of the transformational AI investment story

Asia remains at the center of the transformational artificial intelligence (AI) investment story, as it expands from a narrow focus on chips and data centers to a much larger ecosystem spanning memory, compute, power infrastructure, grid upgrades, industrial systems and advanced manufacturing, MetLife Investment Manager and PineBridge Investments said on…

UK’s Winnow acquires Singapore’s Lumitics to expand AI food waste platform in Asia-Pacific

London-based Winnow, an AI-powered food waste solution provider, has acquired Singapore's Lumitics, a food waste technology company operating in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, the former said in a statement on Thursday, without any financial details.

Capbay collaborates with MDEC to expand $49M growth financing for Malaysia’s tech companies

Bay Smart Capital Ventures Sdn Bhd (CapBay), a Malaysian FinTech company, is collaborating with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) through the MD Technology Financing Program to expand access to growth financing for Malaysia Digital (MD) Status companies.

Malaysia to launch 2.5GW LSS6 program with battery storage, targets $3.68B investment

Malaysia will launch its sixth Large-Scale Solar (LSS6) program, offering 2,500 megawatts (MW) of solar generation capacity integrated with battery energy storage systems (BESS), as the government steps up efforts to accelerate the country's energy transition and expand renewable energy capacity.

DigiFT partners SBI to launch JX token

DigiFT, a Singapore and Hong Kong-based regulated digital asset exchange for institutional-grade real-world assets (RWAs), and SBI Global Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SBI GAM), a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, Inc., have on Wednesday announced the launch of the SBI Japan High Dividend Equity Strategy Token (JX token).

MATRADE, DHL deepen strategic partnership to strengthen export resilience of Malaysian MSMEs

Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) and DHL Express have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU), extending their strategic partnership to strengthen the export readiness and competitiveness of local businesses.