Vietnam’s new AI law comes into force
Vietnam’s Law on Artificial Intelligence (AI) (“AI Law”) came into force yesterday, serving as a comprehensive legal framework for regulating AI system operations in the country, replacing entirely the Law on Digital Technology Industry. Modelled after the EU AI Act, the Vietnamese version applies to both domestic and foreign entities engaged in AI activities in […]
OPINION | To ban, or not to ban, that is the question for Malaysia
Malaysia doesn’t fail to come up with surprises lately where data centers (DCs) are concerned. The country that will surpass the entire Asia Pacific ex-China in data center capacity by 2030 is new at this game and understandably, the people managing it are still at various stages of the learning curve. The latest surprise comes […]
Malaysia restricts non-AI data centers: Anwar
In a surprise response in Parliament yesterday, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the country has restricted all new non-AI data centers since the last two years. “Over the past one to two years, we have limited approvals for new data centres that are not AI-related,” he said when responding to the question […]
Singapore to impose PUE requirements on all data centers in upcoming Digital Infrastructure Act
Singapore will impose Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) requirements on all data centres – new and existing – in the proposed Digital Infrastructure Act (DIA) expected to be tabled in Parliament later this year, said Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for Digital Development and Information yesterday. No PUE figures were mentioned however although it […]
Data center boom in Asia to continue in 2026: CBRE
Robust demand for both colocation and hyperscale data centres will continue to drive strong investor interest in 2026, with more large-scale investment poured into sites that could provide over 100 MW capacity for artificial intelligence, according to a recent CBRE insight note. This momentum is a continuation from a brisk H2 2025 which witnessed many […]
Malaysia: Powering data centers at scale
Malaysia ticks all the right boxes in ensuring its data centers have a smooth and sufficient flow of electricity in the years ahead. Does Malaysia have sufficient power to accommodate the projected massive increase in electricity consumption over the next five to ten years? Electricity consumption by data centers in Malaysia is projected to surge […]
Telkomsel seeks US$$1 – US$1.5 billion to sell major stake in NeutraDC
Indonesia’s telecom operator PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel), is working with financial advisers to sell its majority stake in NeutraDC seeking between US$$1 billion and US$1.5 billion, according to Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter. This would be the fourth time the utility attempted to sell its data center unit. In 2022, the company held […]
Anaplan launches AWS data center in Singapore
AI‑driven scenario planning and analysis specialist Anaplan today announced the launch of its new Amazon Web Services data center in Singapore, part of its US$500 million innovation roadmap to expand its global reach. This adds to the company’s other data center expansions in the Asia-Pacific region, including India, Indonesia, and Australia. The data center will support local […]
Energy firm AsiaPhos partners China Mobile to capture Southeast Asia data center business
Singapore-based energy solutions firm AsiaPhos Limited announced recently it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with China Mobile International Limited to collaborate on data center and artificial intelligence (AI) computing services in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The duo plan to leverage on each other’s expertise, amongst others, China Mobile will introduce potential customers […]
Thailand plans to impose bank guarantees for power purchase by data centers
Thailand plans to impose a requirement for a bank guarantee or collateral to secure power purchases for data centers and other large users of electricity, according to local paper, Bangkok Post. The regulation, which initially targeted data centers, has already been drafted by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and is currently pending approval by the […]