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Invests US$3 bil to expand AI-ready data centre capacity in Johor Aims to position Malaysia as a key hub for hyperscale and cloud infrastructure growth AirTrunk, a leading hyperscale data centre platform, has announced plans to invest US$3 billion (RM12 billion) to develop two new hyperscale data centre campuses in Johor Bahru, further expanding its […]

Pilot advanced blockchain-enabled capital raising in Islamic finance Anchors inaugural tokenised sukuk under Khazanah’s Danum Programme Maybank is playing a leading role as joint lead manager, custodian and primary subscriber in Malaysia’s inaugural tokenised sukuk issuance by sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad, in collaboration with the Securities Commission Malaysia. In a statement, the bank

Partnership enhances risk visibility and UBO governance across the value chain MoU introduces continuous, data-driven compliance for Malaysia’s takaful sector Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Am Berhad and Handshakes Technology (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy what is described as a first-of-its-kind continuous compliance solution in Malaysia’s takaful and insurance

Pivot away from static, perimeter-based thinking toward a living, aggressive immune system Survival now dictates that security must evolve into an aggressive engine of continuous research   The cybersecurity industry has long operated under a foundational principle, i.e. human adversaries systematically probing corporate defenses. With Anthropic’s recent announcement of its “Mythos” model, that baseline assumption

Winning solutions focus on fraud prevention and scalable AI applications Hackathon drew 300 participants to tackle security and financial access challenges TNG Digital Sdn. Bhd., the operator of Malaysia’s leading digital financial services and lifestyle app, TNG eWallet, has concluded its first fintech hackathon, FINHACK 2026, showcasing AI-driven solutions addressing fraud, security and financial inclusion,

Highlights AI-driven projects delivering measurable results across sectors Data shows gap between innovation readiness and real-world execution among businesses Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) is urging local businesses to move beyond innovation ambition and focus on execution, as artificial intelligence (AI) and other fast-evolving technologies shorten the time needed to turn ideas into market-ready outcomes.

IEM recognised top graduate and academic for excellence in engineering Awards highlight APU’s focus on developing industry-ready talent and research capability Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) secured two major wins at the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) 67th Annual Dinner and Awards Night, with Mechatronics Engineering graduate Chung Yu Qin receiving the IEM

Agencies must move faster on visibility, patching and incident response A nationwide shift to remote work raises new cybersecurity risks across government networks 200,000 civil servants have begun working from home three days a week. It is the largest public sector shift to remote work since the pandemic, covering ministries, government agencies, statutory bodies and

New AI centre to develop industry use cases across finance, healthcare and public sector Partnership combines cloud infrastructure and open-source AI to drive enterprise adoption Singtel Digital InfraCo’s sovereign AI cloud business, RE:AI, has partnered with European AI firm Mistral AI to accelerate enterprise AI adoption and strengthen Singapore’s AI capabilities across key sectors including

Tests 24 Malaysian consumer chatbots across four sectors Two-thirds don’t understand Bahasa Melayu, Manglish, or both, a glaring shortcoming Entermind, a data and AI consultancy, today announced the launch of Confessions of an AI Chatbot, a whitepaper revealing the findings of Malaysia’s first systematic study of customer service chatbot quality across travel,telecommunications, eCommerce & Wallet,