Let me begin by thanking the Malaysian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFM) for inviting Yang Berhormat Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, the Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Malaysia to deliver a speech at the CCIFM Gala Dinner 2024. Unfortunately,…
The Future Ready Financing (FRF) program is a pioneering initiative that brings together our commitment to empower small and medium enterprises (SMEs), strengthen our economic resilience, and drive a new industrial future. We launch FRF with the goal of equipping SMEs to excel in high-end…
I would like to congratulate GDS for successfully organising their first Supply Chain Ecosystem Summit. Let me make three brief points with regards to the data centre sector. First, all the stars are aligned Malaysia is now on the cusp of a second economic takeoff…
It is a pleasure to address you today. Last year, also at the MISIF conference, I identified two critical challenges the steel industry is facing: overcapacity and green transition. These challenges persist, but over the past year, the Malaysian government, in collaboration with industry stakeholders,…
The Data Centre Industry During the National Investment Council meeting in June, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has requested MITI together with its agencies, including SIRIM, MIDA, and all relevant agencies, to work on guidelines to regulate the data centre industry. To start with,…
May I thank the Securities Commission and World Bank for the invitation to deliver today’s keynote address at the SC-World Bank Conference 2024. Today’s conference theme “Empowering MSMEs: Cultivating Compassionate Growth through the Capital Market” is timely, as we seek to explore how Capital Markets…
On behalf of the 2021/2024 Johor DAP State Committee, I would like to take this opportunity to thank DAP Secretary-General Sdr Anthony Loke who is here in Johor Bahru today to officiate the Johor DAP 2024 State Convention. Also my sincere thanks to all representatives…
There has been quite a bit of polemics about voter turnout in the Mahkota by-election, especially focusing on the turnout rate from each of the ethnic groups. As very few polling stations are constituted by a single ethnic group, all commentators are using their own…
A vote for Sdr Syed Hussien Syed Abdullah is: 𝗔 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 The Unity Government, which was formed at the guidance of Kebawah Duli DYMM Yang Di-Pertuan Agong as the 2022 general election was not conclusive, has been able to govern…
The climate crisis is not a fiction but the same prisoner’s dilemma applies if we continue to see the environment as an externality. The same old cliches would see dealing with climate as a cost and keep debating who should bear the cost. What if…