Jan 17, 2022 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Singapore
This week, Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister made an announcement that the country's moratorium on new data center builds, which was introduced back in 2019. Minister Gan Kim Yong said that going forward, a "more selective" approach to new builds will be taken.In a written reply to a par...
Jan 17, 2022 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji | AIMS Data Centre Sdn Bhd
Malaysia’s AIMS Data Centre has revealed that it acquired a 13-story building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The data center firm acquired the purpose-built office building for RM 62 million ($14.8m). The company reached an agreement with KWSP (Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund Board) for the bu...
Jun 16, 2021 | Posted by MadalineDunn | Singapore
It has been announced that social media giant Facebook and the Singapore government are joining forces to fund a $17 million (S$23m) project to address the need to boost the number of sustainable data centers built in tropical climates. The programme is also being funded by Singapore's Nationa...