Firmus Signs Multi-Year OpenAI Deal for AI Datacentre Capacity in Malaysia

News | 10 September 2026

Australian AI infrastructure company Firmus is expanding its presence in Malaysia after securing a multi-year agreement with OpenAI to provide computing capacity from two planned Malaysian datacentres. The deal places Malaysia within Firmus' growing...

Malaysia Looks to Tighten E-Commerce Rules as Prohibited Goods Continue Appearing Online

News | 09 September 2026

Malaysia is preparing to strengthen oversight of its e-commerce sector as authorities become increasingly concerned about prohibited goods being sold through online marketplaces, including illegal drugs. Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzi...

Microsoft Appoints Censof as Public Sector Reseller in Malaysia

News | 09 September 2026

Microsoft has appointed Censof Holdings Bhd, through its subsidiary Century Software (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, as a reseller for Microsoft products and services across Malaysia's public sector. The appointment gives Century Software a central role in suppl...

NTT DATA Expands AI-Powered Platform to Manage Global IT Operations at Scale

News | 08 September 2026

NTT DATA is expanding the global deployment of its AI-powered operations platform, positioning artificial intelligence as a central layer for managing increasingly complex enterprise IT environments. The platform brings together real-time monitoring,...

Malaysia Is Rethinking EMR Modernisation — Moving From Building Systems to Subscribing to Them

News | 05 September 2026

Malaysia's Ministry of Health is changing the way it approaches digital healthcare. Rather than continuing the traditional model of commissioning and building new electronic medical record systems from the ground up, the ministry is moving toward a m...

Malaysia Raises Digital Health Investment to RM1 Billion as Nationwide EMR Push Accelerates

News | 05 September 2026

Malaysia is stepping up investment in the digital transformation of its public healthcare system, with the government increasing funding to RM1 billion, or about US$250 million. An additional RM350 million, roughly US$87 million, has also been alloca...

NVIDIA’s US$12.93 Billion Hugging Face Acquisition Signals a Bigger Shift Beyond AI Chips

News | 04 September 2026

NVIDIA has spent the past few years becoming almost synonymous with the hardware powering the artificial intelligence boom. Its GPUs sit behind many of the world's largest AI systems, and the company has benefited enormously from surging demand for c...

Malaysia Offers Youth Three Months of Premium GenAI Access Through Rakyat Digital

News | 02 September 2026

Malaysian youths aged between 18 and 30 can now unlock up to three months of free access to four premium generative AI services through the revamped Rakyat Digital platform. The initiative was announced by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim as part of a wi...

MyKad Printing Disruptions Expected Until 7 September as JPN Transitions to New Generation Card

News | 02 September 2026

Malaysians planning to apply for or replace their MyKad may want to wait a few more days, as the National Registration Department (JPN) has announced temporary disruptions to MyKad printing services while it transitions from the existing card structu...

John Ternus Officially Takes Over as Apple CEO

News | 02 September 2026

Apple has officially entered a new leadership era, with John Ternus taking over as chief executive officer from Tim Cook after Cook spent 15 years leading the company. The transition took effect on 1 September in the United States, bringing one of th...

TM Opens All 73 Unifi TV Premium Channels Free Until 30 September

News | 02 September 2026

Telekom Malaysia (TM) is giving Malaysians a reason to spend a little more time in front of the TV this September. In conjunction with the National Day and Malaysia Day celebrations, as well as TM's own 80th anniversary, the company is opening access...

Nintendo Targets 401 Switch Emulator Repositories on GitHub

News | 25 August 2026

Nintendo has continued its aggressive campaign against Nintendo Switch emulation, with the company reportedly targeting 401 GitHub repositories connected to emulators such as Suyu, Yuzu and Skyline. The figure does not mean Nintendo discovered 401 co...

Malaysia Plans New e-Commerce Law to Strengthen Platform and Seller Accountability

News | 25 August 2026

Malaysia is preparing to replace the Electronic Commerce Act 2006 with a new law designed to give regulators stronger powers and establish clearer responsibilities for e-commerce platforms, online sellers and users.

TM Eyes Role in RM2 Billion SALAM Submarine Cable Project Linking East and West Malaysia

News | 21 August 2026

Malaysia's push to strengthen the digital connection between Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak could soon involve one of the country's biggest telecommunications players.

Visa Refreshes Its Infinite Card Lineup in Malaysia With Three Premium Tiers

News | 17 August 2026

Visa is giving its premium card portfolio in Malaysia a major refresh, expanding the familiar Visa Infinite offering into a broader three-tier structure aimed at different levels of affluent customers. The updated lineup now consists of Visa Infinite...

Malaysians To Receive 10GB Free Mobile Data for National Day and Malaysia Day 2026

News | 13 August 2026

Malaysians will have a little extra reason to celebrate National Day and Malaysia Day this year, with the government announcing 10GB of free mobile data for eligible Malaysian users as part of the country's 2026 celebrations.

Malaysia To Test Direct-To-Device Satellite Internet In Sabah Under JENDELA Phase 2

News | 11 August 2026

Malaysia is preparing to take another step toward satellite-powered mobile connectivity, with direct-to-device satellite internet trials set to begin in Sabah under JENDELA Phase 2.

Penang Suspends ANPR Parking Enforcement After Public Concerns

News | 10 August 2026

Penang has temporarily pulled the brakes on using Automatic Number Plate Recognition, or ANPR, for parking enforcement after growing public concern over how the system was being used to issue compounds.

RHB Pay Launches as Malaysia’s First Bank-Owned Unified Online Payment Gateway

News | 06 August 2026

Malaysia's digital-payment landscape has gained another major player with the launch of RHB Pay, a unified online payment gateway developed and operated directly by RHB Bank.

Ethereum Is Booming Again—but Has It Really Remembered How to Win?

News | 03 August 2026

For much of the past year, Ethereum appeared trapped in Bitcoin's shadow. Whenever the cryptocurrency market weakened, ETH tended to fall harder. When conditions improved, Bitcoin frequently recovered first and attracted most of the institutional att...