Oracle to invest more than US$6.5 billion in AI and cloud computing in Malaysia
To meet the rapidly growing demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services in Malaysia, Oracle announced plans to invest more than US$6.5 billion to open a public cloud…
Tech giants urge Malaysia to pause plan for social media platform licenses
By Rozanna Latiff and Danial Azhar; KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -An Asian industry group that includes Google, Meta and X urged Malaysia in an open letter to pause a plan that…
New regulatory license for social media platforms in Malaysia to fight cyber offences
By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Malaysia will require social media services to apply for a license if they have more than 8 millon users in the country from August…
Malaysia seeks social media platforms’ commitment to tackle cybercrimes
By Rozanna Latiff and Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia is seeking the commitment of social media platforms to tackle cybercrimes ranging from scams, cyberbullying and child pornography, its…
In Malaysia, warmer temperatures mean fewer male turtles, hurting conservation efforts
By Mandy Leong and Hasnoor Hussain KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – On a secluded Malaysian beach, a group of volunteers carefully retrieved newly laid sea turtle eggs in the sand and…
Microsoft to invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
By Danial Azhar and Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia to support the country’s digital transformation, the company…
Malaysia, Google announce strategic collaboration on skills opportunities
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The Malaysian government and Google announced a strategic collaboration to create inclusive growth opportunities for Malaysians and home-grown companies, state news agency Bernama…
TikTok to take proactive steps to address issues in Malaysia
By A. Ananthalakshmi and Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Short video app TikTok is committed to taking proactive measures to address issues raised by Malaysia, a spokesperson said, after…
Malaysia says TikTok not fully compliant with local laws
By A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Short video application TikTok has shown an unsatisfactory level of compliance with the laws of Malaysia, the country’s communications minister said on Thursday,…
Malaysia reverses plan to take legal action against Meta over harmful content
By Rozanna Latiff KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia may not go through with a plan to take legal action against Facebook parent Meta Platforms following “positive” engagement with the firm…