Here are a couple of related articles which caught my attention:

Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, A Fourth Path: Malaysia’s Quiet AI Revolution, 14 Aug 2025

“The recently concluded ASEAN AI Malaysia Summit 2025 was more than a conference. It was a deliberate assertion of technological self-determination, designed to resonate beyond Southeast Asia. Sovereignty of artificial intelligence as cultural preservation – another AI revolution in the making?”

Dylan Butts, Victoria Yeo, CNBC, This Asian data center hub is grappling with the massive costs of AI: energy and water, 18 Aug 2025

”Malaysia’s Johor has a total planned data center capacity of 5,800 megawatts, according to DC Byte. ”

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