Singapore began investigating suspected false declarations involving server purchases in February 2025 independently of any foreign government request, the country's Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement cited by CNA.
Authorities later found insufficient evidence to establish that Mega Speed's former chief executive had committed offences related to the inquiry. CNA's Nov. 12 broadcast carried the ministry's account amid allegations of Chinese espionage targeting Nvidia.
Singapore does not enforce other countries' unilateral export controls, but expects companies operating in the country to take those restrictions into account. It does not condone businesses using their Singapore connections to evade such controls through fraud or dishonest practices.
The ministry's account distinguished the server investigation from espionage allegations. Authorities investigated Mega Speed, several other companies and their principal officers over suspected false declarations about server purchases.
Authorities investigated Mega Speed's then-chief executive, a Hong Kong resident, in June 2025. She was not based in Singapore, and authorities did not investigate her for espionage.
US authorities checked Mega Speed that month with its chief executive present. Singapore first learned of their interest in the company at that point, and police impounded her passport the same day.
Investigators sought to establish whether physical servers had moved from Malaysia to another destination in breach of declarations made in Singapore. The question concerned where the equipment went after the purchases.
The Singapore Police Force and Attorney General's Chambers met US authorities in July 2025 to seek help involving Super Micro, a US supplier. The company provided limited cooperation.
Singapore repeated its request from September 2025, but continued to receive limited information from the company. By February 2026, authorities had concluded that evidence was insufficient to establish offences by the former executive in the declaration investigation.
Authorities nevertheless found that she had supplied inaccurate information and barred her from entering Singapore. They returned her passport on Feb. 26, and she left the country that day.
Singapore will continue to investigate independently, cooperate with foreign authorities where appropriate and take action when warranted, the ministry said. Its account did not establish whether the suspected server diversions had occurred.
Malaysia will investigate potential links involving a Mega Speed unit in the country, including whether advanced graphics processing units, chips used to run artificial intelligence systems, were reexported to China.
Malaysia is also considering legislation to monitor data centre operations, including their use of high-performance chips. The broadcast gave no timetable for that legislation or the Malaysian investigation.
