- On December 3, 2025, the “AI-Driven Investment Opportunities” investment conference organized by BOOKMAP Malaysia at the Melia Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, marked a major turning point in Malaysia’s AI sovereignty strategy.
- The Malaysian government is collaborating with Nvidia and YTL Power International Bhd. to build a 600MW data center in Kulai, Johor, located within the YTL Green Data Center Park.
- The facility is equipped with Nvidia NVL72 Grace Blackwell (GB200) GPUs – currently the highest-end chip series, serving the training and deployment of large-scale AI models.
- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, during a meeting in Korea with Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, emphasized: “Building our own AI capacity is the foundation for a safe and reliable digital ecosystem. This is an acceleration step for AI innovation in Malaysia.”
- Following the launch of the domestic large language model ILMU at the ASEAN AI Summit (August 2025), the new data center continues to reinforce the goal of helping Malaysia become the leading AI hub in Southeast Asia by 2030.
- The government has allocated 5.9 billion RM (~1.24 billion USD) in the 2026 budget to develop AI infrastructure, cloud computing, and industrial applications, aiming to increase productivity and global competitiveness.
- These efforts are part of the “Malaysia Digital” strategy, positioning Kuala Lumpur as the region’s emerging tech hub, with advantages in competitive energy costs and a diverse economy attracting international corporations like Nvidia.
- Analysts forecast the global AI market to reach 1.8 trillion USD by 2030, and Malaysia is in a favorable position to benefit from this trend.
- Concurrently, BOOKMAP Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. – a subsidiary of the Bookmap brand (VeloxPro, Israel) – is expanding its provision of order-flow analysis platforms and financial data services to Bursa Malaysia and the global crypto market, following strategic investment from Nelogica (2024).
- Financial expert Leon will deliver a keynote speech on Elliott Wave theory applied to AI stocks, with a prime example being Axiata Group Berhad – a business benefiting from AI network optimization, 5G expansion, and data center investment, predicted to be in a “Wave 3 growth” with a price target of RM4.50.
📌 Malaysia is transforming from a “technology follower” to a creator of a native AI ecosystem. The government is partnering with Nvidia to build a 600MW data center in Kulai, Johor, equipped with Nvidia NVL72 Grace Blackwell (GB200) GPUs – the highest-end chip series currently available, located in the Green Data Center Park. The government has allocated 1.24 billion USD in the 2026 budget to develop AI infrastructure, cloud computing, and industrial applications, aiming to increase productivity and global competitiveness.
