Malaysia courts new data centers in bid to be next Southeast Asia hub

Nikkei Asia | Oct. 13, 2023, 5:01 p.m. | Original

SINGAPORE -- With Singapore putting the brakes on new data centers, Malaysia is wooing investments with tax breaks and other perks to become the region's next big data hub.

Located a 30-minute drive from the Singaporean border, Iskandar Puteri in Malaysia's southern Johor state has emerged as a hot spot for new data center construction.

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