Malaysia
Zeekr Malaysia EV brand launches ‘One Zeekr’ owner community program
Zeekr Malaysia, the local arm of China's premium EV brand Geely, has launched an owner-community program One Zeekr, offering lifestyle events, gatherings, and charitable activities to its car buyers.
Southeast Asia leads SAS trustworthy AI index, but ROI and audit rates slip
A SAS and IDC study finds stronger trustworthy-AI scores across Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, even as reported ROI and regular audit rates decline.
China’s Tencent Cloud, Malaysia’s U Mobile to cooperate in enterprise 5G, AI
Tencent Cloud, the cloud unit of Chinese technology giant Tencent, and Malaysia's U Mobile will jointly develop 5G and AI solutions for businesses in Malaysia, the companies said.
Malaysia’s GXBank, World Bank’s IFC to unlock $110M MSME financing in risk-sharing deal
Malaysia's digital bank GX Bank Berhad (GXBank) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will jointly provide loan portfolio of up to $110 million to micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Grafilab bets on sovereign AI to take Malaysia’s Neo Cloud ambitions beyond its borders [interview]
Malaysia’s first local Neo Cloud startup Grafilab sees data sovereignty, affordable AI compute and close ties to the developer community as potential advantages in a market dominated by heavily funded global players.
Belgium’s insurer Ageas completes $1.3B sale of Maybank insurance stake, exiting 25-year venture
Belgium's insurer Ageas has completed the sale of its 30.95 percent stake in Maybank Ageas Holdings, the Malaysian parent of insurer Etiqa, to its partner Maybank for about €1.1B billion ($1.3 billion), ending a 25-year joint venture.
Japan’s Mitsui taps Singapore’s Oncoshot for AI oncology-data platform across IHH hospital network
Japan's Mitsui & Co. will collaborate with Singapore's Oncoshot to use the firm's AI platform for analyzing cancer-clinical data, aiming to expand oncology research across the hospital network of Malaysia's IHH Healthcare.
Malaysia ranks second to Singapore in GSMA’s ASEAN Digital Nations Index
Malaysia ranked second in Southeast Asia, behind Singapore, in ASEAN Digital Nations Index, an annual digital-development index published by the mobile-industry body GSMA.
Malaysia targets $5B in GDP gains from AI annually: Communications Minister
Malaysia is targeting as much as MYR20 billion ($4.7 billion) a year in additional economic output from artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030 and wants to shift from building data centres to applying AI across its economy.
Zeekr Malaysia, SkyPark to utilize luxury EV for VIP airport transfers in Subang
Zeekr Malaysia, the local arm of China's Zeekr, and SkyPark FBO Malaysia will use the Zeekr 009 luxury electric van for airside passenger transfers at a business-aviation center in Subang, near Kuala Lumpur.
