"Google to invest $2 bn in data centre and cloud services in Malaysia Google said in a statement the data centre and cloud region will be located in Sime Darby Property's Elmina Business Park in central Selangor state Google will invest $2 billion in Malaysia to develop its first data centre and Google Cloud region in the country, the unit of Alphabet said on Thursday, the latest in a wave of expansion by global tech firms into Southeast Asia. The government said the investment would advance Malaysia's digital ambitions, and the artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and other advanced technologies would help local industry move up the global value chain. With a young tech-savvy population of 670 million, Southeast Asia has been attracting plenty of interest and investment recently from technology giants including Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia and Apple. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR "