You only need to google "Malaysia internet sharia law" to understand why it would be a very poor idea to invest in datacenter/telecom infrastructure in Malaysia, domestically. The government is going the same direction as Turkey recently.<p><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=malaysia+internet+sharia+law&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=malaysia+internet+sharia+law...</a><p>In my opinion it's ethically the same as deciding to operate a datacenter in mainland China and sign up for all the government laws, regulations and oversight that goes with it: You can do it from a technical perspective, but many US based companies have explicitly chosen not to do so based on their own ethical standards.
As an alternative I want to mention the very convenient Dubai Internet City, which is a free zone next to the Dubai Marina district. I was there, left a good impression on me, and the also have no big problem when you trade with other non-freezone companies in the UAE. Microsoft, Oracle and IBM all have a place there.
Sounds like a branding refresh for the Multimedia Super Corridor: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Malaysia" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Malaysia</a>
re: first video on page: I like Jack Ma and often agree with him, but his view on globalization is I think incorrect. Sure globalization has helped lift many people in the world out of poverty (good thing!) but I can't buy into giving up countrys' rights to have their own laws and I think preserving local culture is important.<p>So, globalization is a 'mixed bag.'