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Malaysia's peninsular grid hit a record 21,049 MW peak demand in 2025, surpassing Energy Commission projections by more than 1,600 MW.

Alibaba Cloud's new Skills portal makes over 60 cloud products accessible to AI agents via MCP formats.

More than USD 64 billion in projected GDP contribution and 56,300 annual jobs in the data center supply chain. Amazon's Southeast Asia investment signals that hyperscale cloud is now core economic infrastructure, not just a technology layer.

Thailand's draft 2026 Power Development Plan targets renewables above 50 percent of total generation capacity.

Singapore's TCOMS and Japan's FLOWRA have signed an MOU on floating offshore wind, combining marine engineering expertise with Japan's advanced research capabilities.

MAS found Bsquared violated risk management standards, conflict of interest policies, and outsourcing guidelines, then compounded matters with false regulatory filings.

Data sovereignty has slowed AI adoption across Southeast Asian banks. The Atos-Backbase agreement targets that gap directly.

Prysmian is expected to complete the front-end engineering design study for Asia's longest planned submarine interconnector in 2026.

Sunway Healthcare's 38 percent first-day gain set the tone. Malaysia's IPO market is rewarding issuers with sector leadership and institutional sponsorship.

Rural revitalisation is now a formal pillar of the PATA-China cooperation agenda. That signals a meaningful shift in regional tourism strategy.