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3 stories tagged AI infrastructure, newest first.

Friday, November 13, 2026

Thailand caps data centre noise at 70 decibels and forces big sites into industrial zones: only a quarter of 30,000MW in power requests were real
Thailand's Cabinet approved rules limiting data centre noise, heat and water use, and requiring sites above 20MW to locate in industrial zones. Of 110 applicants seeking over 30,000MW, a quarter or fewer had genuine plans.
APAC Briefing7 min read

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

SoftBank, Grab and Petros put $1.85 billion into Malaysian AI infrastructure, aiming for 5 gigawatts of data centres in Sarawak and the peninsula
SoftBank will put in $1 billion, Grab $750 million and Petros $100 million as seed capital for two AI infrastructure projects in Malaysia, with a long term goal of at least 5 gigawatts of data centre capacity.
Market Authority7 min read

Monday, October 19, 2026

Johor is becoming Southeast Asia's data centre capital, and the power bill is the catch
Malaysia has drawn hundreds of billions of ringgit into data centres, with Johor at the heart of it and global names like Google and Microsoft committing billions. The opportunity is huge, and so are the strains on power and water.
APAC Briefing7 min read