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- Malaysian population (2023): 34.3 million
- Malaysian online population: 25.3M / 75.5%
- Malaysia’s median age: 31.8 years
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Malaysia: Penang Digital Economy Summit 2025
- In May, Belgium’s Melexis chipmaker expanded global operations in Sarawak, with plans to boost local hiring over 3-5 years / full item
- HardTech & DeepTech Commercialisation Accelerator applications close June 30th, seeking solutions from across Malaysia and wider Southeast Asia – via Digital Penang / full item
- Penang Digital Economy Summit 2025 is set for August 9th in George Town, featuring the launch of the Penang Digital Economy Master Plan for 2025-2030 / full item
- Online now: ‘Executive Threat Landscape Report – Malaysia’, looking at a range of emerging risks and developing cyber issues / full item
- Malaysia’s Pahang state government is to establish a dedicated high technology zone in Kuantan in a bid to attract major players in the artificial intelligence industry / full item
- Malaysia is to convene a special ASEAN Economic Ministerial meeting in late July to speed progress on the Digital Economy Framework Agreement / full item
- Kuala Lumpur moves up to 18th place in the Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2025 rankings from Startup Genome / full item
Singapore-based DayOne Data Centers secures Sg$4.6BN in green financing to develop Johor data centres in Malaysia / full item
- LEVEL UP Accelerator by MDEC and Agora Gaming Partners is open for applications from startups to mid-sized game studios – deadline is June 17th / full item
Bank Muamalat launches ‘ATLAS by Bank Muamalat’, ‘Malaysia’s first Islamic digital-only bank centered on faith and lifestyle alignment’ / full item
- Microsoft rolls out ‘Malaysia West’ cloud region, deepening commitment to the country’s digital and AI efforts, with oil firm, Petronas, a key customer / full item
Malaysia’s CIMB Bank and China’s UnionPay International ink MoU to lift payment services in Malaysia, focusing on retail, transportation, medical care, and ecommerce spaces / full item
- U Mobile partners Telekom Malaysia in $568M deal to fast-track 5G rollout using TM’s 740,000km fiber infrastructure, targeting 80% 5G coverage within one year / full item
- Malaysia’s government-run MY EG Services inks MoU with Singapore Trade Data Exchange Services with sights on digital cross-border trade between Malaysia and Singapore / full item
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