Bi-Weekly News Update: April 29 to May 14, 2026

Malaysia Tightens AI Data Centre Policy, Favours Large-Scale Investments; Malaysia Tightens Rules on Imported EVs to Boost Local Assembly; Equinix to Invest Over $190 Million in New Kuala Lumpur Data Centre; Malaysia Imposes Stricter Conditions on Fully Imported EVs from July 2026; Thailand Plans New EV Tax Incentives to Boost Adoption and Taxi Electrification; Thailand Approves US$12.2 Billion Emergency Borrowing to Ease Living Costs; Thailand Approves US$29 Billion Investment Package Including Major TikTok Data Expansion; Thailand Attracts Over US$30 Billion in Q1 Investments Led by Digital and AI Projects; Thailand’s Digital Growth Faces Rising Threat From Industrial-Scale Cybercrime; Thailand Launches First Credit-Bearing AI University Curriculum to Address Skills Shortage; Thailand’s Actual Investment Rises 18% in Q1 2026 as BOI Reforms Gain Momentum; MFEC and Confluent Say Real-Time Data Will Define Thailand’s AI Competitiveness; Thai Auto Industry Groups Urge Urgent EV Policy Reforms to Protect Local Manufacturing

Bi-Weekly News Update: April 15 to April 28, 2026

MCE Bets Big on Perodua EV Project to Strengthen Malaysia’s Automotive Electronics Industry; Malaysia Pushes Upstream Growth as Semiconductor Sector Gains Strategic Importance; Malaysia to Host SEMICON Southeast Asia 2026 as Semiconductor Industry Targets Next Growth Phase; Malaysia’s EV Growth Accelerates as Localisation Rules Challenge Foreign Automakers; Ingram Micro Targets Thailand’s AI Boom as IT Spending Reaches New Highs; Thailand Faces Semiconductor Shortage as AI Boom Pushes Up Chip Prices; Thailand Steps Up Efforts to Attract US Semiconductor Investment Amid AI-Driven Demand Surge; Fuel Crisis Drives Southeast Asia’s Shift Toward Electric Vehicles; Bangkok Industries Expand Rooftop Solar Adoption to Cut Energy Costs; Thailand’s Auto Industry Rebounds in March as EV and Hybrid Demand Accelerates; Thailand Pushes for AI Sovereignty as Talent Shortage Threatens Growth; Apple Tightens App Store Rules as Thailand’s Developers Face Higher AI App Standards