Abang Johari confirms AI data centre plan in Sarawak under US$50b investment

KUCHING, Oct 26 — The US$50 billion investment announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim recently includes strategic plans by a major international company to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Tanjung Embang.

Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg said further details, including the name of the company involved, could not be disclosed at this stage to preserve the confidentiality of the corporate transaction.

“What the Prime Minister said is true, but it is still at the planning stage. There is indeed a proposal to invest in an artificial intelligence data centre.

“We cannot disclose the amount for now because it involves a top international company... We cannot reveal its name, but it is indeed there,” he told reporters after officiating at the Sarawak Urban Forum (SUF) 2.0 here today.

Earlier in his speech, Abang Johari revealed that the Prime Minister himself had contacted him to enquire about the entry of the world’s leading technology investor into Sarawak.

The Premier said the international technology giant had chosen Kuching as its investment destination because it viewed Sarawak as a forward-looking state that was aggressively transitioning towards a new economy.

“The topmost technology company in the world is coming to Kuching. Why? Because they see that we are forward-looking.

“Sarawak is transitioning to a new economy and we have prepared Sarawakians in terms of human capital. We provide free education, and that is why they like it because they know they will have good people to work with them,” he said.

On Saturday, the media reported that the Prime Minister had revealed that a global technology company had chosen Malaysia, including Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia, for a US$50 billion investment in the AI sector. — Bernama

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古晋，10月26日讯——首相拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣近日宣布的500亿美元投资计划中，包括一家大型国际公司在丹绒恩邦开发人工智能（AI）数据中心的战略计划。

砂拉越州首相丹斯里阿邦佐哈里表示，为保护企业交易的机密性，现阶段无法透露更多细节，包括涉事公司的名称。

“首相所言属实，但目前仍处于规划阶段。确实有一项投资建设人工智能数据中心的提案。”

“由于涉及一家国际顶级公司，我们目前无法透露具体金额……我们不能透露其名称，但金额确实存在，”他在今天为砂拉越城市论坛（SUF）2.0主持开幕仪式后告诉记者。

阿邦佐哈里在早些时候的演讲中透露，首相本人曾联系他，询问世界领先的科技投资者进入砂拉越的情况。

总理表示，这家国际科技巨头之所以选择古晋作为投资目的地，是因为它将砂拉越视为一个具有前瞻性的州，正在积极向新经济转型。

“全球顶尖的科技公司即将落户古晋。为什么？因为他们看到了我们的前瞻性。”

“砂拉越正在向新经济转型，我们已经为砂拉越人民的人力资本做好了准备。我们提供免费教育，这就是他们喜欢砂拉越的原因，因为他们知道会有很多优秀的人与他们一起工作，”他说。

周六，媒体报道称，首相透露，一家全球科技公司已选择马来西亚（包括砂拉越和马来西亚半岛）作为其人工智能领域500亿美元投资的目的地。——马新社

副部长表示，自2025年7月起，从砂拉越进口活猪到雪兰莪将受到严格管制。

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