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AI-powered research agents to enhance access to Islamic finance knowledge NurAI framework integrates Shariah-aligned intelligence with academic research Zetrix AI Berhad, formerly known as MY E.G. Services Berhad, and INCEIF University, through its research arm ISRA Institute, have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop next-generation Islamic Finance AI Agents built on NurAI. In a […]

US$820mil invested to date DC will be supplied by renewable energy from solar farm, starting 2028 Designed to run on 100% reclaimed water, treated through two dedicated water treatment plants Malaysia has reached a new milestone in sustainable digital infrastructure with the country’s first hyperscale data centre to receive provisional GreenRE Platinum certification for water,

JV of Asia Mobiliti and Bus Buddy marks first international foray, looking at Indonesia and Pacific Island countries next School transportation remains one of least digitised components of mobility ecosystem with manual attendance processes Bus Buddy Technologies Sdn Bhd, a joint venture of Asia Mobiliti Sdn Bhd, Malaysiaʼs leading mobility and digital city solutions company

Project aligns with Singapore’s push for sustainable data centre growth Partnership explores energy-efficient alternative to traditional AI data centres DayOne, a Singapore-headquartered global data centre developer and operator, and Cortical Labs, a Melbourne-based biological computing startup, today announced a partnership to build Singapore’s first Biological Data Centre — what the company claims to be the

New facility strengthens MPS’s global testing capabilities and regional operations Penang facility to anchor MPS’s Malaysia operations and support semiconductor innovation Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS), a leading provider of high-performance power solutions, has officially opened its first engineering and test centre in Penang. The new facility will support MPS’s expanding global operations and testing

Claims to have secured US$8 bil in investments & 33,000 jobs since 2011 Move aims to strengthen coordination in attracting high-value investments InvestKL will transition under the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) effective 15 March 2026 as part of the government’s effort to streamline national investment promotion and enhance coordination in attracting high-value investments. The

Expansion expected to create more than 60 high-value engineering roles New centre to focus on AI-driven chip architectures and heterogeneous integration Singapore-headquartered semiconductor company Hanic is expanding its presence in Penang with a new hub focused on integrated circuit (IC) design and advanced packaging. The move strengthens Malaysia’s semiconductor value chain and reinforces Penang’s role

In 2025, digital governance across six major digital economies, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam (collectively the SEA-6) entered a phase of consolidation. Governments moved from policy formulation to implementation and enforcement. Cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital platform governance have increasingly been recognised as pillars of economic resilience, public trust and

Ebitda more than doubled as Carsome strengthened structural profitability Core markets, Malaysia and Singapore deliver growth despite softer regional conditions Carsome Group Inc., Southeast Asia’s integrated car e-commerce platform, reported a milestone FY2025 with Ebitda more than doubling to US$23 million (RM90 million), reinforcing the structural profitability path it has pursued over the past two

Phase 1 deployment sets foundation for intelligent automation Claims subscriber base nearly doubled as modernisation gained traction Tune Talk, Malaysia’s fully cloud-native Mobile Network Operator (MNO), announced at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 the completion of Phase 1 of its Cloud Core Network Modernisation in partnership with Nokia, claiming it is the first Asean telco