
Bi-Weekly News Update: December 29, 2025 – January 14, 2026
Thailand Pushes ‘Made-in-Thailand Chips’ Vision, Targets $79 Billion Semiconductor Investment by 2050; Thailand Courts Indian Investors to Boost High-Tech Ambitions in Medical, EV and Semiconductor Sectors; Thailand Accelerates Energy Transition at IEEE PES GTD Asia 2025 Roundtable; Thailand Showcases Regional Energy Leadership at IEEE PES GTD Asia 2025 in Bangkok; Thailand Targets 2.5 Trillion Baht in Semiconductor Investment by 2050; Agentic AI and Sustainability Seen as Key Growth Drivers for Thailand’s AI Startups; Thailand Emerges as Key Player in Asia’s Rapidly Expanding Fintech Ecosystem; Siam Piwat Partners with Google Cloud to Scale Enterprise-Wide AI Across Retail and Real Estate; IRENA Says Round-the-Clock Renewable Energy Can Power Malaysia’s Expanding Data Centre Sector; Malaysia Shortlists Four Bidders for First Grid-Scale Battery Storage Program; XPENG Partners with EPMB to Launch EV Manufacturing in Malaysia; Malaysian Businesses Brace for Surge in Power Demand as Energy Transition Accelerates

