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BUSINESS • 13/11/2026 03:22 PM

No Indication AI Chips Were Exported From Malaysia In Nvidia-Megaspeed Case — PM Anwar

By Harizah Hanim Mohamed

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 (Bernama) – There has been no indication that artificial intelligence chips linked to the Nvidia-Megaspeed issue were exported from Malaysia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“There has not been any indication of that (so far),” he told reporters today when asked whether there was evidence that the chips had been exported from the country.

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Anwar also said the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) had given a report on the matter this morning.

“We will cooperate with all the agencies involved,” he said when met after he had performed Friday prayers at Madrasathul Gouthiyyah at Brickfields today.

To a question on whether Malaysia had received a formal request from Singapore or the United States regarding any probe on the Nvidia-Megaspeed issue, Anwar said Malaysia has not received any formal request from Singapore or the United States regarding the issue.

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“Right now, we have not received any such request. But we will, of course, collaborate.

“Ours is a trading nation. We welcome investments. We want to make sure the rules are being followed,” he said.

In a statement earlier today, MITI said it had never cleared Singapore-based Megaspeed International Pte Ltd or its Malaysian affiliate, Speedmatrix Sdn Bhd.

MITI said Speedmatrix is a tenant at data centres in Malaysia and brings its own servers and AI chips into the country for its operations.

The ministry said it was working with the Royal Malaysian Customs Department to determine whether any of those chips had been re-exported to other countries and, if so, whether the re-exports complied with Malaysian laws.

MITI said no permit or licence is currently required to bring AI chips into Malaysia.

However, since July 2025, anyone seeking to export, re-export, transship or transit high-performance US AI chips from or through Malaysia must first obtain a permit from MITI under the Strategic Trade Act 2010, the ministry said.

It said giving false information to Customs about such goods is also a serious offence under the Customs Act 1967.

MITI said Malaysia would carry out its own checks independently, in accordance with Malaysian laws  based on the available evidence.

– BERNAMA

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