Malaysia
London-based GP Bullhound welcomes Shahril Hamdan as Head of Southeast Asia
GP Bullhound is a technology advisory and investment firm, providing transaction advice and capital to the world’s best entrepreneurs and founders. Founded in 1999 in London and Menlo Park, the firm today has 13 offices spanning Europe, US and Asia.
Malaysia’s WORQ aims to grow total co-working space to 450,000 sq ft by 2025
WORQ is an award-winning productivity community and flexible workspace provider founded in 2017, in Kuala Lumpur. WORQ’s investors include Cradle Fund, an agency under the Malaysian Ministry of Finance; Philip Capital, an integrated Asian financial house with a global presence; SMG, an investment holding company co-founded by the founding partner of Jungle…
Analysts see US AI chip export curbs has limited impacts on Malaysia’s tech space
The United States artificial intelligence (AI) chip export curbs has limited impacts on Malaysia’s technology space, Malaysian analysts said Friday.
Malaysia launches ASEAN Startup Initiative
As Malaysia prepares to assume the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025, this initiative aligns perfectly with our vision to position ASEAN as a global hub for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Malaysia launches National AI Office for policy, regulation – report
The government on Thursday also announced strategic partnerships with six companies, including Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, which have all announced data center, cloud and AI projects in Malaysia in the past year.
Malaysia launches aviation decarbonization blueprint to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Malaysia has launched the Malaysia Aviation Decarbonization Blueprint (MADB) on Thursday to achieve net zero carbon emissions as early as 2050 for the international aviation sector.
Malaysia PM wants all parties to support the country’s aspirations to be among top 20 AI nations – report
The government has agreed to help build the national AI ecosystem, especially in terms of having a centre of excellence to facilitate AI learning and research, including creating Malaysia's very own AI cloud computing system.
Malaysia & Indonesia emerge as prime beneficiaries in Asean amid data center boom
“We identify Malaysia and Indonesia as prime beneficiaries of the spur in data center investment due to their location advantage, which makes them the ideal gateway for international connectivity,” the strategy note wrote.
Malaysia to tap Chinese investors to build more data centers – report
US tech giants including Microsoft Corp, Google and Nvidia Corp had already announced plans to build data centers in Malaysia in the past year, and Chinese firms are interested in developing more to serve the nation’s tech companies which want to enter the Southeast Asian market
Malaysia’s AI governance and ethics code framework at final stage, will be launched soon – report
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) has been working with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and other representatives of government agencies, higher education institutions and industry players, to develop the framework.
