Today, I am here representing Tengku Zafrul Aziz, MITI Minister to launch the MYSite Selection Portal and the Malaysia Industrial Park Directory. MYSite and the Directory are not just tools; but platforms for paradigm shifts in how we see industrial development into the future. I…
The launch of the first-ever Chery OMODA E5 electric vehicle (EV) manufactured at the Kulim plant is indeed a milestone in Malaysia’s automotive industry. I would like to thank Chery Malaysia, Sime Darby Motors and Inokom Corporation for inviting me to this event and for…
I would like to thank the United Nations Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Khazanah Research Institute (KRI) for the opportunity to speak at the National Consultation on Green Industrialisation in Malaysia with the theme of “Integrated Policy Strategies for a Sustainable Future”. Challenges of…
Malaysia, Southeast Asia, and the world need a new trade agenda. It cannot be the regurgitation of old clichés but rather a fresh approach. The new agenda has to steer nations away from racing to the bottom but to push forward for the race to…
I am deeply honoured to be invited to address the Fifth Cohort of the National Resilience College. The NRC is designed to provide courses for a select group of senior officers of Brigadier General and Colonel in rank or equivalent with the aim of broadening…
Annyeonghaseyo. I am delighted to be invited to say a few words at the Malaysia-Korea Look East Policy Business Summit and to join you in celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Look East Policy. Building lasting friendships Let me begin by sharing my personal story with…
It’s a great honour to be invited to speak at the National Resilience College (Maktab Ketahanan Nasional), Puspahanas. The NRC is the part of Malaysia’s professional military education. Slightly more than a dozen of officers at colonel or brigadier-general level are chosen to undergo a…
I took a day off from the election campaign trail to be in Singapore, at the invitation of Professor Simon Tay, to deliver a keynote speech at Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)’s 15th ASEAN and Asia Forum. The forum’s theme was “Rebuilding Resilience in…
Malaysian elections rarely feature foreign policy ideas and debates. However, who Malaysians choose to run the nation next and how Malaysia positions itself internationally will have huge consequences on the increasingly tense region. For a secure and peaceful Southeast Asia, Malaysia needs to have a…
As a former Deputy Minister of Defense, I am very proud of the Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) that firmly defends the sovereignty of the country. ATMs should be respected and served with dignity. The Ministry of Defense has long been shackled by the misuse of…