# Malaysia investigates possible re-exports of Speedmatrix AI chips

_Published Friday, November 13, 2026 at 6:22 AM EST · Policy, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Malaysia's trade ministry is investigating whether AI chips imported by Speedmatrix, the Malaysian unit of Singapore cloud company Megaspeed, were shipped onwards and whether any such shipments were legal, The Next Web reported, citing Reuters. The ministry is working with customs and authorities in Singapore and the US.

Since July 2025, Malaysia has required trade permits for re-exporting, trans-shipping or transiting high-performance AI chips of US origin. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said there was no indication so far that Megaspeed-linked chips had left Malaysia. Keeping chips in Malaysian data centers and renting access remotely remains legal under current rules.

## Sources

- [The Next Web](https://thenextweb.com/news/malaysia-speedmatrix-megaspeed-ai-chip-probe)

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Published: 2026-11-13T11:22:58.869Z
Story chronology: 2026-11-13T10:16:51.000Z
Retrieved: 2026-11-13T14:07:57.658Z
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