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Thailand paused construction on 49 datacentre projects and decisions on 117 more in September, as concerns grow over power, water and regulatory oversight, The Guardian reports.
Why it mattersIn neighbouring Indonesia, West Java’s governor halted construction on a datacentre over missing permits and an incomplete environmental assessment. The pauses put a practical brake on the region’s computing infrastructure boom.
Discuss: Should governments slow datacentre expansion until utilities and oversight catch up, or risk pushing investment elsewhere?
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