On behalf of MITI, I was at Parliament’s Kamar Khas (special chamber) to reply to a speech by YB Hassan Karim, MP for Pasir Gudang. When I was first elected as an MP in 2008, I found that the speeches by parliamentarians in the main…
On behalf of Minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz, I would like to welcome you to MITI for the consultations on a series of new legislations to strengthen industrial development that MITI intends to present to parliament in 2025. The primary objective of today’s session is to…
Malaysia has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to see a second take-off. But to experience transformative growth, the country needs a national consensus to reappraise its capacities, capabilities, potential and position in relation to the world. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has managed to “raise the…
Welcome to MITI and welcome to the Services Conference 2025. I would like to thank the organisers, the speakers from among industry experts and relevant stakeholders, as well as all participants, for making this event possible. It is my fervent belief that the stars are…
May I thank REHDA Institute for inviting me to speak at the CEO Series of your Annual Property Developers Conference. Last year, I told you about the possibility of a Second Takeoff which is increasingly evident and visible with many more new investments in the…
I am delighted to be invited to speak at Forum Ekonomi Malaysia, organised by the Ministry of Economy, alongside Professor Kuik Cheng-Chwee, Datuk Ruben Emir Gnanalingam, and Dr. Deborah Elms. The panel, titled “Global Protectionism, Tariff Walls, and Geopolitics”, was moderated by Maybank’s Dr. Chua…
Selamat Datang. Welcome to the ASEAN Economic Opinion Leaders Conference. During my breakfast with Deputy Secretary-General Satvinder in Dalian, China in June last year, we thought about bringing together media practitioners and key economic opinion leaders from around ASEAN to think about the economic future…