Johor data center to tackle dust pollution following protest
The master developer of a data center in Johor, Tropicana Firstwide Sdn Bhd, has agreed to implement several measures to deal with the dust pollution complaint raised recently by about 50 residents in a data center-related protest, a first in the state. Among the measures were increasing the hoardings and netting on hillside slopes especially […]
Microsoft secures 200 MW renewable energy to power Indonesian data centers
Microsoft Indonesia recently signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Indonesia’s state-owned electricity firm, PT PLN (Persero) for the supply of 200 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy which includes 100 MW of solar power, for the tech giant’s data center infrastructure. “We have a 10-year renewable energy contract with PLN, up to 200 MW, […]
Singapore to set up National AI Council to steer AI adoption
Singapore will set up a new National AI Council to oversee and harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) in four key sectors, namely advanced manufacturing, connectivity, finance and healthcare, Singapore’s Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong announced yesterday when tabling Budget 2026 in Parliament. The council will be chaired by Wong himself who […]
NTT DC REIT distributes US$36.3 million amid robust DC demand
NTT DC REIT’s 9M FY25/26 update yesterday reveals a resilient and growing business, enabling it to achieve Distributable Income of US$36.3 million, on the back of strong sponsor backing, stable financial performance, robust capital management, and promising operational momentum. Robust data center growth and moderating rates helped as well, according to an analysis by Minichart […]
G42, FPT Corp, Viet Thai ink pact to build 3 AI-ready data centers in Vietnam
Abu Dhabi-based technology group, G42 and Vietnam-based firms, the FPT Corporation and the Viet Thai Group, have yesterday signed a Framework Cooperation Agreement to deploy AI and cloud capacity across three data center locations in Vietnam, according to a G42 press release. Following this, the parties will proceed to finalize the workload distribution between public […]
What’s the cost of a half-degree? Vaisala’s new Origo slashes cooling waste in data centers
Press Release What’s the cost of a half-degree? Vaisala’s new Origo slashes cooling waste in data centers Roughly 80 per cent of the world’s data centers still rely on air cooling. Fixing a ‘half-degree’ error there can avoid around US$805 million in cooling waste every year, about US$8 billion over a decade, based on moderate […]
NTT Global Data Centers secures land to build new Bangkok 5 facility in Chonburi, Thailand
NTT Global Data Centers (NTT GDC) has signed a land purchase agreement with AMATA Corporation Public Company Limited to develop its new Bangkok 5 (BKK5) data center, its fourth site in Thailand’s Chonburi industrial area, joining BKK2, BKK3, along with the newly secured land for BKK4. Together, these locations would form the NTT GDC Chonburi […]
Asia aims to break into advanced chips: Expert
SPECIAL FEATURE w.media Editor Jan Yong interviews Robert Quinn on his analysis of the global chip ecosystem with an emphasis on Asia. Robert is an expert in the semiconductor industry, with manufacturing experience spanning Applied Materials, Samsung, Intel, Texas Instruments, and GlobalFoundries. With AI scaling up exponentially, how is this impacting the semiconductor industry? […]
[Opinion] Revisiting the first data center protest in Malaysia
Following the much-publicised protest last Saturday by a group of 50 residents demanding an end to dust pollution allegedly caused by the construction of a data center near their homes in Johor, the incident had brought up more questions than answers. The 50-strong delegation claim to represent 1,000 residents from across four housing estates in […]
Nxera opens 58MW green data center in Singapore
Nxera, Singtel Group’s regional data center arm, today announced the opening of DC Tuas, its largest, and one of Singapore’s highest power-density at 58MW, as well as one of its most energy-efficient data centers with a power usage effectiveness (PUE) of 1.25 at full load. The 120,000-square- foot, eight-storey facility is also said to feature […]