If there was a Malaysian financial backer, that would explain development continuing from a Malaysian technology park.
A little-used runway might be all they could get for early taxi trials.
Taxi trials, with a very low stall speed, very high power to mass ratio, aircraft could easily lead to an inadvertant take-off. A wind gust or a bump on the runway could be the trigger. If it happened near the end of the run, continuing the flight might appear the best (only?) option.