Miti probing possible re-exports amid Nvidia controversy
KUALA LUMPUR: There has been no indication that artificial intelligence chips linked to the Nvidia-Megaspeed issue were exported from Malaysia, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Prime Minister said the Investment, Trade and Industry Minister had given a report on the matter.
“There has not been any indication of that. We will cooperate with all agencies involved,” he told reporters after performing Friday prayers.
The Prime Minister said Malaysia had not received any formal request from Singapore or the United States regarding probes on the Nvidia-Megaspeed issue.
“We have not received any such request, but we will collaborate. As a trading nation, we welcome investments. We want to make sure rules are being followed.”
Meanwhile, Miti clarified that it has never cleared Singapore-based Megaspeed International Pte Ltd or its Malaysian affiliate, Speedmatrix Sdn Bhd.
It said Speedmatrix was a tenant at data centres in Malaysia and that verification visits by the ministry to the facilities were part of its regular monitoring of the data centre sector.
Miti said such visits should not be taken to mean that Speedmatrix or any other company had been cleared by the ministry.
It added that such visits were routine monitoring exercises which did not amount to a company specific clearance or sign-off.
It said Speedmatrix brings its own servers and AI chips into Malaysia for its operations.
The ministry said bringing AI chips into Malaysia does not currently require a permit or licence.
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.
It was reported that Speedmatrix, allegedly linked to the Nvidia chip controversy, might have breached the country’s export restriction.
Miti said it is working with the Customs Department to determine whether any of the chips brought into Malaysia had subsequently been re-exported to other countries and whether any such re-exports complied with the law.
“Malaysia will carry out its own checks independently in accordance with Malaysian law and based on the evidence available,” the ministry said.
It said it is also working closely with authorities in Singapore and the United States to strengthen safeguards and is considering further measures to tighten controls where necessary.
