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Solarvest Spearheads Initiative with Centexs, Huawei and GreenBay to Establish Hyperscale Green Data Centre in Sarawak

Solarvest Spearheads Initiative with Centexs, Huawei and GreenBay to Establish Hyperscale Green Data Centre in Sarawak

A collaborative venture is set to launch a hyperscale green data center testbed and training program in Sarawak, East Malaysia region. This collaboration involves Solarvest ...
US Commercial Tools Firm Alton Group to Invest USD 419 Million For New Facilities in Malaysia

US Commercial Tools Firm Alton Group to Invest USD 419 Million For New Facilities in Malaysia

Alton Industry Ltd Group, a US-based industrial tools provider, plans to invest MYR 2 billion (USD 419 million) in Malaysia, enhancing its manufacturing and research & ...
Giant Malaysia Commits USD 105 million for 50 New Hypermarkets

Giant Malaysia Commits USD 105 million for 50 New Hypermarkets

Giant Malaysia, also known as GCH Retail (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, has unveiled plans to invest MYR 400 million (USD 105 million) to launch 50 hypermarkets across Malaysia within ...
Tech-enabled Coffee Chains Eyeing Singapore as Prized Battleground for Supremacy

Tech-enabled Coffee Chains Eyeing Singapore as Prized Battleground for Supremacy

Asian technology-driven coffee chains are seeking to expand their presence in Singapore. Luckin Coffee, a Beijing-based brand that heavily incorporated technology, went ...
KKR to Acquire Stake in SingTel’s Regional Data Centre Unit for USD 807 million

KKR to Acquire Stake in SingTel’s Regional Data Centre Unit for USD 807 million

KKR, a global investment firm, is set to acquire a 20% stake in Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel)'s regional data center business for SGD 1.1 billion (USD 0.8 billion), ...
Singaporean E-payments Firm Introduces New Customer Verification Feature

Singaporean E-payments Firm Introduces New Customer Verification Feature

Singapore's dtcpay, a digital payments company, has teamed up with the verification platform Sumsub to streamline the onboarding process for new users. Sumsub, headquartered ...
Johnson & Johnson Partners with Singapore Economic Development Board for Innovation

Johnson & Johnson Partners with Singapore Economic Development Board for Innovation

Johnson & Johnson International (Singapore) is collaborating with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to boost innovation in Singapore's life sciences sector. ...
Singapore Explores if Landfill Waste Could Be Used to Build Tuas Port

Singapore Explores if Landfill Waste Could Be Used to Build Tuas Port

Singapore is exploring the possibility of repurposing incineration ash from Semakau, its sole landfill, for use in projects like the construction of Tuas Port. As Semakau is ...
Singapore to Import Renewable Energy from Indonesia

Singapore to Import Renewable Energy from Indonesia

Singapore is making significant strides in its commitment to import low-carbon electricity, with plans to import two gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy annually from ...
Singapore Announces Additional USD 802 Million to Ease Cost of Living

Singapore Announces Additional USD 802 Million to Ease Cost of Living

Singapore's finance ministry has allocated an additional SGD 1.1 billion (USD 802 million) to address households grappling with rising living costs. This package includes an ...
Singapore Tests Unmanned Platforms in Joint Exercise with US

Singapore Tests Unmanned Platforms in Joint Exercise with US

As part of Exercise Forging Sabre in Idaho, the Singapore Army is currently testing an unmanned ground vehicle developed by the United States-based Ghost Robotics in ...
Singapore’s Regenx Bags USD 500,000 Pre-seed Funding from Wavemaker Impact

Singapore’s Regenx Bags USD 500,000 Pre-seed Funding from Wavemaker Impact

RegenX, headquartered in Singapore, has successfully secured USD 500,000 in pre-seed funding from Wavemaker Impact, a venture capital firm specializing in climate tech ...

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