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Malaysia’s data centre boom looks poised to continue despite power, labour concerns

Spillover of demand from Singapore is turning Johor into South-east Asia’s fastest-growing data centre hub

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Published Thu, Oct 9, 2025 · 07:42 AM
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    • Johor has rapidly matured into a regional hub for cloud and AI deployments to serve customers across South-east Asia, Cushman & Wakefield notes.
    • Johor has rapidly matured into a regional hub for cloud and AI deployments to serve customers across South-east Asia, Cushman & Wakefield notes. PHOTO: PEXELS

    [SINGAPORE] Data centre operators in Malaysia are brushing aside concerns over power and labour constraints, remaining confident that the sector will continue to boom.

    “The demand for sustainable digital infrastructure has actually never been higher,” Jeremy Deutsch, Asia-Pacific president for Vantage Data Centers, told The Business Times.

    Vantage is a leading global provider of hyperscale data centre campuses, and counts Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC among its investors.

    Data centresSingaporeJohorJohor-Singapore SEZ

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