Johor’s data center protest, a first in Malaysia
A group of 50 people protested in front of a data center construction site in Gelang Patah, Johor, last Saturday, in what was described as the first such protest of its kind in Malaysia. The group, who claimed to represent 1,000 residents from four housing estates in Gelang Patah district, demanded for an end to […]
AIMS to develop a 200 MW AI data center in Cyberjaya
AIMS Data Centre Sdn Bhd (AIMS), one of Malaysia’s largest homegrown data center operators, has finalised the acquisition of approximately 10 acres of land in Cyberjaya from the tech hub developer, Cyberview Sdn Bhd. The acquisition will pave the way for AIMS to develop a 200 MW AI data center with an investment amount of […]
[Opinion] ‘Business as usual’ for IJM’s US$1 billion data center jobs
IJM Corporation Berhad, the conglomerate at the center of a corruption and money-laundering probe by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) is a very profitable company by any account. Based on its press release on 27 August 2025, its financial results for the first quarter ended 30 June 2025 (Q1 FY2026) showed a year–on-year revenue growth […]
Southeast Asia has overtaken Northeast Asia, ANZ in data center growth: DC Byte
Southeast Asia has overtaken Northeast Asia and Australia/New Zealand in both capacity growth and pipeline expansion, having recorded significantly higher compound growth rates over the past three years, according to market research firm DC Byte’s latest blog yesterday. Factors responsible for this included land availability, improving infrastructure, and more permissive policy environments. This has led […]
MN Holdings clinches data center substation deals worth US$ 30.3 million
MN Holdings Berhad, a Malaysian infrastructure and engineering specialist, has recently been awarded four contracts with a combined value of US$ 30.28 million (RM122.7 million) for the supply and installation of substation equipment for data centre projects in Central and Southern Peninsular Malaysia, according to the firm’s Bursa filing. The awarding company is a US-based […]
Digital Realty enters Malaysia through acquisition of TelcoHub 1 data center in Cyberjaya
Global data center provider Digital Realty, yesterday announced it plans to enter Malaysia by acquiring CSF Advisers, owners of the TelcoHub 1 data center, one of Greater Kuala Lumpur’s most established data center hubs. This will mark the company’s third presence in Southeast Asia after Singapore and Jakarta, the company says in a press statement. […]
Malaysia tightens rules to prevent ‘phantom’ power demand by data centers
Malaysia is tightening its rules to prevent speculative power applications by requiring data centers to declare their annual demand rather than locking in maximum capacity immediately, says the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) recently as quoted by The Edge. Following Miti’s announcement that data centres must meet 85 per cent of their declared […]
TM Nxera secures 280MW power from TNB for Johor data center
TM Nxera, a joint venture between Telekom Malaysia (TM) and Nxera, Singtel’s regional data centre arm, has recently signed a multi-year electricity supply agreement with Tenaga Nasional (TNB), Malaysia’s national electricity utility, securing 280MW of power for TM Nxera’s AI-ready data center campus in Johor. The campus is scheduled to begin the first phase of […]
NTT Data, Sumitomo, JA Mitsui Leasing to build 8,100km subsea cable connecting Japan & ASEAN
Business and technology leader, NTT DATA, together with Sumitomo Corporation and JA Mitsui Leasing, Ltd. have today set up Intra-Asia Marine Networks Co., Ltd. (I-AM NW), to jointly construct and operate a large-scale submarine communication cable spanning 8,100km, connecting Japan, Malaysia and Singapore with additional connectivity to Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan, according to the […]
Data center REITs likely to list in Malaysia soon: Report
Developers in Malaysia with data center assets are increasingly looking at Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) listings to monetise their completed assets, de-gear, unlock synergies and optimize portfolios, according to the latest Maybank IBG Research note. Among such developers is S.P. Setia Berhad (SPSB) which plans to seed its proposed REIT with industrial build-to-rent assets […]