{
  "id": 13035355,
  "title": "Vietnam, Thailand gain appeal as data centre investors diversify beyond Johor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/vietnam-thailand-gain-appeal-as-data-centre-investors-diversify-13035355",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-09T04:13:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/09/vietnam-thailand-gain-appeal-as-data-centre-investors-diversify-beyond-johor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Regulatory reforms and improving investor sentiment are opening up alternatives as Malaysia’s power constraints and rising development costs threaten project execution.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Johor stays Malaysia’s data centre powerhouse as AI demand surges, BMI says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/johor-stays-malaysias-data-centre-powerhouse-as-ai-demand-surges-bmi",
        "published": "2026-10-09T03:34:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Vietnam, Thailand gain appeal as data centre investors diversify beyond Johor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/vietnam-thailand-gain-appeal-as-data-centre-investors-diversify",
        "published": "2026-10-09T04:13:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}