Malaysia open to formal request to probe Speedmatrix

Malaysia is open to receiving a formal request to investigate Speedmatrix Sdn Bhd, according to investment, trade and industry minister Johari Abdul Ghani. The government has not yet received such a request, but if one is submitted, they will facilitate the investigation, the minister told reporters after the launch of MySaham MITI yesterday.

The investigation into Speedmatrix is reportedly linked to allegations that the Malaysian unit of Singapore-based cloud computing firm Megaspeed International may have breached the country’s export restrictions on Nvidia chips. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has resigned from his positions at the US-based chipmaker following an affair with a woman linked to Megaspeed International.

Johari had previously raised the issue with data centre operators, emphasizing the distinction between using graphics processing units (GPUs) at a company’s own data centre and re-exporting the chips. He stated that if Speedmatrix or Megaspeed are using GPUs for their own data centre purposes, there is no apparent legal issue unless there is a restriction on re-exporting the GPUs.