Friday, October 10, 2025
  • Hype
  • Murai
  • Lipstiq
  • Miss Murai
  • Varnam
  • Moviedash
  • Autofreaks
Lowyat.NET
  • News
    • Lifestyle
    • Computing
    • Hardware
    • Internet
    • Rumours & Leaks
    • Software
  • Forums
    • Kopitiam
    • Tradezone
    • Property Talk
    • Finance & Business
    • Fast and Furious
  • Gaming
    • PC Gaming
    • Console
    • Esports
  • Mobile
    • Apps
    • OS
    • Tablets
    • Phones
    • Telco
      • Celcom
      • DiGi
      • Maxis
      • Tune Talk
      • U Mobile
      • Buzzme
  • Pricelists
    • Compu-zoneUpdated
    • ViewnetUpdated
    • Sri ComputersUpdated
    • StartecUpdated
  • More
    • Automotive Tech
    • Drone
    • Enterprise
    • Entertainment
    • Fashion
    • E-Hailing
    • Wearables
No Result
View All Result
Lowyat.NET
  • News
    • Lifestyle
    • Computing
    • Hardware
    • Internet
    • Rumours & Leaks
    • Software
  • Forums
    • Kopitiam
    • Tradezone
    • Property Talk
    • Finance & Business
    • Fast and Furious
  • Gaming
    • PC Gaming
    • Console
    • Esports
  • Mobile
    • Apps
    • OS
    • Tablets
    • Phones
    • Telco
      • Celcom
      • DiGi
      • Maxis
      • Tune Talk
      • U Mobile
      • Buzzme
  • Pricelists
    • Compu-zoneUpdated
    • ViewnetUpdated
    • Sri ComputersUpdated
    • StartecUpdated
  • More
    • Automotive Tech
    • Drone
    • Enterprise
    • Entertainment
    • Fashion
    • E-Hailing
    • Wearables
No Result
View All Result
Lowyat.NET
No Result
View All Result
Home Artifical Intelligence

Budget 2026: MCMC To Establish Sovereign AI Cloud With RM2 Billion Investment

Among other items in the offort to make Malaysia an AI nation by 2030.

by Ian Chee
October 10, 2025
Budget 2026 AI Nation 2030

Image: RTM / YouTube

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Malaysian government has previously expressed its aim of making the country a regional cloud and digital hub by 2030. Part of this involves establishing a sovereign AI cloud locally. Today, at the tabling of the Budget 2026, Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced that this will be established by the MCMC, with an investment fo RM2 billion.

In the same vein, the MCMC will be establishing an AI Transformation Centre. This will be done with the help of Universiti Multimedia and the Centre of Excellence in Ethics for Emerging Technologies as a “culturally sensitive R&D and AI centre”.

MCMC Meta legal action Pink WhatsApp 4G coverage mobile phone data
Image: MCMC

Anwar also says that the National AI Office (NAIO) will be getting nearly RM20 million. This is to be used to developing skilled talent, strengthening digital infrastructure, and creating an efficient AI ecosystem.

Beyond upcoming efforts, Anwar also mentions Microsoft’s investment into the country with the establishment of the Malaysia West cloud region. Also mentioned was the launch of the Intelek Luhur Malaysia Untukmu (ILMU) LLM made by Universiti Malaya and YTL AI Labs. A chatbot has also been derived from it, called ILMUChat, which not only understand local context, but is also claimed to understand the local mix of languages.

(Source: RTM / YouTube)

Filed Under Artificial IntelligenceBudget 2026
Updated 5:31 pm, Fri, 10 October 25
https://lowy.at/6y2hx
Share1Tweet1SendShare

Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Telegram for more updates and breaking news. 

No Result
View All Result

TRENDING THIS WEEK

  1. 1
    Automotive

    Honda Malaysia Offering e:N1 EV At RM115,900 For A Limited Time

  2. 2
    Transportation

    Lekas Expressway Will Be Closed Temporarily This Weekend

  3. 3
    News

    Kuala Lumpur To See Major Road Closures For KLSCM 2025 This Weekend

  4. 4
    News

    Apple Reportedly Eyeing John Ternus To Succeed Tim Cook As CEO

  5. 5
    Transportation

    Malaysians Affected By BUDI95 System Glitches Can Claim Refunds From 9 October

NETWORK

  • Hype
  • Murai
  • Lipstiq
  • Miss Murai
  • Varnam
  • Moviedash
  • Autofreaks

ABOUT

  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Privacy Statement
  • Contact Us
  • Editorial Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

©2025 VIJANDREN RAMADASS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Lifestyle
    • Computing
    • Hardware
    • Internet
    • Rumours & Leaks
    • Software
  • Forums
    • Kopitiam
    • Tradezone
    • Property Talk
    • Finance & Business
    • Fast and Furious
  • Gaming
    • PC Gaming
    • Console
    • Esports
  • Mobile
    • Apps
    • OS
    • Tablets
    • Phones
    • Telco
      • Celcom
      • DiGi
      • Maxis
      • Tune Talk
      • U Mobile
      • Buzzme
  • Pricelists
    • Compu-zone
    • Viewnet
    • Sri Computers
    • Startec
  • More
    • Automotive Tech
    • Drone
    • Enterprise
    • Entertainment
    • Fashion
    • E-Hailing
    • Wearables

©2025 VIJANDREN RAMADASS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Lifestyle
    • Computing
    • Hardware
    • Internet
    • Rumours & Leaks
    • Software
  • Forums
    • Kopitiam
    • Tradezone
    • Property Talk
    • Finance & Business
    • Fast and Furious
  • Gaming
    • PC Gaming
    • Console
    • Esports
  • Mobile
    • Apps
    • OS
    • Tablets
    • Phones
    • Telco
      • Celcom
      • DiGi
      • Maxis
      • Tune Talk
      • U Mobile
      • Buzzme
  • Pricelists
    • Compu-zone
    • Viewnet
    • Sri Computers
    • Startec
  • More
    • Automotive Tech
    • Drone
    • Enterprise
    • Entertainment
    • Fashion
    • E-Hailing
    • Wearables

©2025 VIJANDREN RAMADASS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.