{
  "id": 13043519,
  "title": "SoftBank, Grab, PETROS explore AI infra platform in Sarawak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/softbank-grab-petros-explore-ai-infra-platform-in-sarawak",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-09T05:30:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "e27",
    "slug": "e27",
    "url": "https://e27.co/softbank-grab-petros-explore-ai-infra-platform-in-sarawak-20261009/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sarawak, a Malaysian state often overlooked in discussions about Southeast Asia’s artificial intelligence race, is now exploring a role in this burgeoning field. SoftBank Group, Grab Holdings, and Petroleum Sarawak, or PETROS, have signed a framework agreement to develop an AI and digital infrastructure platform in the region. The agreement, signed by SoftBank Chairman Masayoshi Son, Grab Chairman Anthony Tan, and PETROS CEO Janin Girie, outlines a roadmap for the phased development of the platform, focusing on areas such as AI compute and services, advanced technologies, robotics, workforce development, community engagement, and digital infrastructure. If successful, this collaboration could position Sarawak as a key player in Southeast Asia’s competitive technology infrastructure market.",
  "summary": "Sarawak is not usually the first place that comes to mind when Southeast Asia’s artificial intelligence race is discussed. Singapore has the region’s densest cloud and startup ecosystem, Malaysia’s Johor has been drawing data centre investment because of its proximity to Singapore, and Indonesia has been positioning itself around scale, talent and natural resources. A […] The post SoftBank, Grab,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}