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20.12.25 - 05:12
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Malaysia′s Johor State Emerges As Magnet For AI Data Centers (ZeroHedge)
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Malaysia's Johor State Emerges As Magnet For AI Data Centers
Johor, in southern Malaysia, has rapidly become a major destination for data center investment—driven by two big forces: companies diversifying supply chains amid geopolitical tension, and a post–late 2022 surge in compute demand from generative AI that's reshaping where Asian capacity gets built, according to Nikkei.
What makes Johor especially attractive is its spillover link to Singapore. Singapore remains a connectivity hub, but land and power constraints there are pushing new builds across the border, where operators can still connect back terrestrially. A cross-border rail line expected to start operating at the end of next year, along with the Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone launched in January, is intended to further reduce friction through incentives such as faster immigration clearance and streamlined customs procedures.
Nikkei writes that the scale-up has been fast. Analysts cited by Nikkei say Johor reached ...
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15.12.25 - 07:06
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Xpeng steps up ′go global′ drive with Malaysian EV assembly hub for Southeast Asian market (SCMP)
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Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng plans to establish a production base in Malaysia targeting Southeast Asian customers, in its latest move to expand overseas to improve profitability.
The Guangzhou-based company, 5 per cent owned by Volkswagen Group, said on Monday that it would partner with Malaysian firm EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB), an investment conglomerate focusing on automotive manufacturing and engineering, to locally assemble its intelligent electric cars tailored to the needs......
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