May I welcome all of you to the MyAERO Summit 2024. This year’s theme, “Fueling Innovation, Igniting Connections: Malaysia Takes Flight,” encapsulates the dynamic and transformative journey we are on in the aerospace industry. This event is a showcase of cutting-edge aerospace technology and innovation,…
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…
Between 19 and 24 May, I led an official mission to Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro. As I walked out from the Brasilia airport, the signage said “the time has come for Brazil.” Indeed, the global limelight is on Brazil as it hosts G20 in…
Thank you Malaysia Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) for inviting me to address the National Investment Seminar with the theme “Re-energising Domestic Investment”. To re-energise, we will have to re-imagine. This seminar is very timely as firms and companies grapple…
Last month, I led a 40-person delegation, which included important Southeast Asian regional economists and senior government and GLICs (government-linked investment corporations) officials, to visit semiconductor firms in Penang and Kulim, Kedah to enhance the understanding of this globally relevant cluster. On the factory floor…
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Malaysia-China diplomatic relationship, it is worthwhile to remind Malaysians the role Malaysia played in resetting the regional, if not global, scene, in the 1970s. And, the next mission of the Malaysia-China relationship is to make Southeast Asia,…
May I thank Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association and SEMICON Southeast Asia for generously inviting me to deliver a closing speech at the SEMICON Southeast Asia 2024. Your effort in bringing together so many like-minded industry leaders is commendable. Let me put it this way, Malaysia’s…
Thank you for inviting me to the launch of the Lam Manufacturing Malaysia Warehouse. I’m really glad to join you in celebrating this key milestone for Lam Research. I am on a three-day visit to the semiconductor sector in Penang and Kulim with MITI, MIDA,…
Semiconductors are the most strategic goods of our time, akin to the new oil. Although one would assume that such a strategic sector would attract a lot more attention, up until recently it was only treated as a private investment, with Malaysia Investment Development Authority…
I have mentioned this on a few occasions, that semiconductor is the new oil. It is becoming increasingly essential and strategic following global technological, industrial and economic growth. There are two major reasons why the world now needs more chips. First, the revolution of the…