In Singapore: no Google Cloud region in Malaysia. Check data-residency rules.
Access note
ap-southeast-5 is an opt-in AWS region: enable it in your account (Account settings → Regions) before creating resources there.
Quick answers
Where is AWS ap-southeast-5 located?
AWS ap-southeast-5 is the Asia Pacific (Malaysia) region, located in Malaysia. It's an opt-in region: you must enable it in your AWS account before use.
What is the Azure equivalent of AWS ap-southeast-5?
The closest Azure region to AWS ap-southeast-5 (Malaysia) is Malaysia West (malaysiawest) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the same metro area.
What is the Google Cloud equivalent of AWS ap-southeast-5?
The closest Google Cloud region to AWS ap-southeast-5 (Malaysia) is Singapore (asia-southeast1) in Singapore, about 310 km away. Google Cloud has no region in Malaysia, so check your data-residency requirements.
Distances are approximate, based on each provider's published metro area, and are not a latency measurement. Data last reviewed September 2026.