TL;DR
According to a Bloomberg report on October 25, 2026, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said SoftBank's Masayoshi Son has selected Kuching in Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia for a roughly $50 billion tech investment that includes data centers; the claim is one-sided and SoftBank has not responded.
Event Overview
On October 25, 2026, Bloomberg reported that Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim disclosed on October 24 in Malacca that SoftBank Group's Masayoshi Son has selected regions for a $50 billion tech investment in Malaysia. Anwar said Son indicated in an October 20 video call that he had chosen Kuching in Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia for the investment, which includes data centers. If realized, it would accelerate Son's global bet on AI infrastructure.
Key Information
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Report date | October 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) |
| Source | Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim (public statement October 24) |
| Investment size | About $50 billion |
| Selected regions | Kuching (Sarawak), Peninsular Malaysia |
| Project scope | Includes data centers |
| Status | SoftBank has not responded; not formally announced |
Background and Impact
Son has been increasing AI infrastructure investment globally. If realized, the $50 billion investment would be one of SoftBank's largest data-center-related projects in Southeast Asia and would help position Malaysia as a regional data center hub. Note that this is currently the prime minister's unilateral statement; the scale, timeline and final regions await SoftBank's official announcement.
Official Sources
- Bloomberg report (October 25, 2026), reposted by QuantumBit/BAAI Hub: link