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Amazon steals Microsoft’s thunder; Malaysia’s stock rally a flash in the pan?

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Published Fri, May 10, 2024 · 08:30 AM
    • Amazon data centres under construction in the US. Its cloud computing platform expects its latest investment to support an estimated average of 12,300 full-time equivalent jobs in local Singapore businesses each year.
    • Amazon data centres under construction in the US. Its cloud computing platform expects its latest investment to support an estimated average of 12,300 full-time equivalent jobs in local Singapore businesses each year. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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    Remember last week when we talked about how Microsoft is dialling up the heat on South-east Asia, as its chief executive embarked on a three-nation tour bearing gifts in the form of big-ticket investments? 

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