by SHAUQI WAHAB
MALAYSIA has a growing reputation as a competitive digital hub in ASEAN, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He emphasised that the initiative to grow Malaysia’s reputation reflects concrete progress rather than just rhetoric, adding that the clear and supportive policies in this country have helped position it as a leader in the digital space.
Anwar also noted that as the chairman of ASEAN 2025, Malaysia will continue to support the development of digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) in neighbouring countries.
Malaysia, together with ASEAN, should be more competitive in the digital hub sector, with Malaysia having gained a competitive reputation through political stability and clarity in its policies.
“The thrust of our ASEAN chairmanship has been for energy transition, and we have been quite successful with Vietnam and Singapore on this power grid. But the focus, the thrust of our chairmanship, has been digital transformation.
“And this will lead to what we will be addressing this weekend when we meet ASEAN leaders, then together, with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and also China,” he said in his speech at the MaiStorage Technology official launch today.
A member of the globally-renowned Phison Group, MaiStorage is an integrated circuit (IC) design and storage technology company that serves data centres, AI applications and the automotive industry.
Drawing on Phison’s over 20 years of experience, MaiStorage offers solid-state drive (SSD) solutions and its proprietary aDAPTIV+ AI platform for on-premises large language model (LLM) training and fine-tuning, enhancing both data performance and security for enterprise clients.
Founder and group CEO Datuk Pua Khein Seng said the company’s mission goes beyond offering products and services — it is also focused on nurturing local talent to support Malaysia’s aspiration of becoming a regional IC design hub.
MaiStorage is working with TalentCorp to train 150 more designers over the next three years.
Also present were Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz and Transport Minister Anthony Loke.
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