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Malaysia debuts first multimodal large language model
ILMU can process Malay, Manglish, and local dialects, and is hosted on local cloud infrastructure for data residency.
Malaysia’s digital investments soar 125% to $6.19b in Q2 2025
By June 2025, 261 companies participating in the MD initiative had committed a total of US$8.94 billion in investments.
Malaysia, China sign MoU on gaming, digital content fund
MDEC will facilitate the involvement of Malaysian Limited Partners to contribute 30% to 50% of the fund’s total amount.
Malaysia’s 2024 tech budget: back to square one
Affirmative action policies rear their ugly heads to win over the country’s largest voting base.
Malaysia’s ‘failed Silicon Valley’ is becoming a white elephant
Cyberjaya may risk losing out to Kuala Lumpur if there’s no policy change.
Malaysia wants to farm unicorns. It’s going to fail
The country’s startup and tech scene is still lacking in development.
Making sense of Malaysia’s new PM and tech reforms
Uncertainty remains as the country awaits the formation of its new government.
Malaysian graftbuster probes MDEC over $4.9m in false claims
The agency’s sharing economy department is at the heart of investigations, sources say.
Can Malaysia find its niche as a Shariah fintech hub?
As regional competition catches up, can Malaysia keep its lead in the Islamic fintech space, and can that lead be leveraged to make it a finance hub?
Carsome expands Malaysia HQ, earmarks country as talent hub
The used-car marketplace will also double its local investment to develop talents across various specializations in the country.



