Malaysia Pushes Into Advanced Semiconductor Packaging With RM185 Million Consortium Initiative; Malaysia Pushes EV Expansion Through Tax Incentives, IoT Integration and Smart Charging Networks; Malaysia Assures Energy Stability Despite Middle East Conflict Pressures; Thailand Car Production Falls to Five-Year Low Amid Export and Energy Pressures; SUBCON Thailand Generates US$705 Million in Trade as ASEAN Manufacturing Demand Accelerates; Synergetic Auto Performance Plans 1.2 Billion Baht EV Expansion to Boost Growth; RISE Partners Harvard Business Impact to Boost AI Leadership and Innovation in Thailand; Thai Deeptech Startup MUI Robotics Develops Sensory AI Platform Focused on Smell and Taste Intelligence; Thailand Overhauls Import Tax Regime With Higher Tariffs and End of Duty-Free Parcel Exemptions

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; 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