Malaysia's resource anxiety tests Asia's fastest data centre build-out

Protests over a data centre complex in Johor state's southern tip, the epicentre of the boom, were the first of their kind in the country. In Selangor, the richest and most populous state, debate about the burden on communities has become politicised.

"Two years ago, it was just about building capacity," said Cheam Tat Inn, managing director at the Malaysian arm of US data centre operator Equinix.

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