[PODCAST] Daily Dose @ 5: Microsoft to invest RM4.12 bln in M'sia to set up data centres, Myanmar detains Japanese journalist

Among the headlines for Monday, 19th April, 2021, Microsoft Corporation will invest RM14.2 billion over the next five years in Malaysia as part of a new partnership programme with government agencies and local companies

The announcement on what would be the U.S. tech giant's biggest investment in Malaysia comes after the country in February gave conditional approvals for Microsoft, Google, Amazon and state telecoms firm Telekom Malaysia to build and manage hyper-scale data centres and provide cloud services..

Also, Japan's government said Monday it is asking Myanmar to release a Japanese journalist who was arrested by security forces in its largest city of Yangon on Sunday.

The government is asking Myanmar authorities to explain the arrest and provide other details while asking for his release as soon as possible.

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