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Malaysia's resource anxiety tests Asia's fastest data centre build-out

HONG KONG/JOHOR, Malaysia - After leapfrogging Singapore to become the region's fastest-growing data centre hub, Malaysia is facing intensifying scrutiny as the resources debate that has complicated the industry's growth spreads to emerging Asia.

Bangkok Post

Malaysia revokes licence of tech-based ‘startup society’

KUALA LUMPUR - ⁠The business ⁠licence of Network School, a digital nomad community founded in Malaysia by US investor Balaji Srinivasan, has been revoked after an investigation into ‌alleged immigration law violations, the chief minister of Johor state said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Malaysia investigating tech-based ‘frontier community’

KUALA LUMPUR - ⁠Malaysia is investigating a co-living community for “digital nomads” founded by former Coinbase chief technology officer and US ‌investor Balaji Srinivasan, following claims it included Israelis in violation of immigration laws.

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Malaysia's Anwar to lean on 'good friend' Li Qiang to rescue durian farmers as prices fall

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has promised durian growers in Johor state that he will raise their falling prices with his "good friend" Chinese Premier Li Qiang during a visit to Beijing next month, as a nationwide glut leaves farmers struggling to sell the famously pungent fruit at sustainable prices.

Bangkok Post

Luis García: ‘I didn’t expect football to give me that again. But there I was, crying’

The Liverpool legend Luis García tells Sid Lowe about his memories of Istanbul, learning magic and his adventures in Malaysia with Johor Darul Ta’zim

The Guardian - UK

Malaysia's Johor launches 7,300-acre innovation sandbox, part of new special economic zone with neighboring Singapore

IBTEC, formally launched on Dec. 2, will make “production smarter, supply chains more resilient and operations more efficient,” said developer JLand Group.

Fortune

Malaysian state of Johor drowns any ideas for Tier 1 and Tier 2 data centers —water concerns have authorities only allowing energy-efficient builds

Malaysian state drowns low-tier data center plans due to water supply concerns

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The Johor-Singapore SEZ will be more than an 'industrial park with a nicer brochure,' says the chair of the state's investment committee

“For the long run, we have to look at how we are going to create a regional champion," said YB Lee Ting Han at the Fortune Innovation Forum.

Fortune

Johor is building a 7,300-acre innovation hub on the Singapore border, offering ‘land and scale’ for its neighbor’s ‘capital and speed’

Johor doesn’t have the building blocks for innovation, Datuk Syed Mohamed Syed Ibrahim, JCorp’s CEO, explained. “But in Singapore, there are.”

Fortune

Where have all the crabs gone? How development is squeezing out southern Malaysia’s sea people

In the waters of the Johor strait, Indigenous communities are struggling to survive as nearby cities expand and fishing stocks dwindle

The Guardian - UK

Malaysia’s ‘ASEAN Shenzhen’ needs some significant legal reform to take off — here’s how

The Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) has been hailed as a game changer for ASEAN. Launched in January 2025, this cross-border initiative brings together Malaysia’s land and workforce with Singapore’s capital and connectivity — aiming to be the future hub of trade, talent, and technology.

The Conversation

Malaysia aspires to provide the backbone of the global AI boom. Will the bet pay off?

Malaysia's Johor once grew black pepper, rubber and oil palm. Now it's focused on a new kind of cash crop: data to feed AI's voracious appetite.

Fortune

Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy. But experts warn they come at a price.

Johor in Malaysia is being transformed by the construction of giant data centers

The Independent UK

Smaller countries must 'double down' on being open and neutral to survive a multipolar future, says Malaysia’s economic minister

“Defending global trade is very important to us as a country," Rafizi told Fortune the day after Malaysia and Singapore unveiled the Johor-Singapore SEZ.

Fortune

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PR Sreejesh set for coaching debut as India's junior hockey team takes on Japan in Sultan of Johor Cup opener

JOHOR (Malaysia): Two-time Olympic medal-winning stalwart P R Sreejesh will face his first major test as India's new junior men's hockey coach when the under-21 team aims for a fourth title triumph at the 12th Sultan of Johor Cup, beginning with a clash against Japan here on Saturday. The 36-year-old…

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Malaysian Navy Salvaging Sunken Ship After Underwater Collision

Malaysian navy salvaging sunken ship KD Pendekar after collision off Johor coast. Crew safe, investigation ongoing.

Al Jazeera

Two officers killed in suspected JI attack on Malaysian police station

The incident took place in the southern state of Johor in the early hours of Friday morning.

Al Jazeera

Climate change pushes Malaysia’s coastal fishermen away from the sea

Going to sea in small boats has become increasingly risky as the weather becomes unpredictable.

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Billionaire Sultan Ibrahim sworn in as Malaysia's 17th king

In a significant transition marked by tradition and modernity, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar was sworn in as Malaysia's 17th king, bringing his unique blend of business acumen, forthrightness, and cultural heritage to the forefront of the nation's ceremonial monarchy.

The Guardian - AU

Malaysia swears in motorbike-riding billionaire as new king under rotating monarchy system

Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar takes the throne at a time when royal intervention has been needed to deal with political instability

International Business Times

Malaysia Installs Outspoken Motorcycle-riding King

Malaysia installed an outspoken motorcycle-riding king on Wednesday in an elaborate ceremony steeped in centuries of tradition, with the billionaire determined to play a key role in ensuring political stability.

Al Jazeera

How a focus on Chinese buyers ‘doomed’ Malaysia’s Forest City

The mega-project on artificial islands between Malaysia and Singapore has struggled to attract interest.

The Independent UK

Malaysia picks powerful ruler of Johor state as country's new king under rotation system

Malaysia’s royal families have elected the powerful and wealthy ruler of southern Johor state as the country’s new king under a unique rotating monarchy system

Al Jazeera

Malaysian sultans choose new king in unique rotational monarchy

Sultan Ibrahim of the southern state of Johor will hold the largely ceremonial post for five years.

Daily Mirror

Woman's decomposing body found stuffed in suitcase at bus stop in mystery find

The body of a woman, thought to be around 25-years-old, was found in an advanced stage of decomposition and covered in maggots inside a suitcase at a bus stop in Kulai, Johor, southern Malaysia

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