Salutations and heartiest congratulations to His Majesty Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim on the occasion of His Majesty’s birthday. Daulat Tuanku! May I congratulate YAB Menteri Besar, Dato’ Onn Hafiz Ghazi, for presenting Budget 2025 with the theme of “Maju Johor, Rakyat Sejahtera”. I have…
I hope this conference, with the experts and stakeholders in the electric vehicle industry, could help us to deal with three sets of major national challenges: First, reduce consumption of petroleum There is a need for Malaysia to reduce overall consumption of petroleum. Thus far,…
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…
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,…
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…
Today, we are here to meet our friends from Jiangsu, China. Why is it important for us to engage with Chinese businesses at the provincial level? It is because some of these Chinese provinces are huge in both economic size and geographical size. For instance,…
I am pleased to be officiating the forum today, which is also held in conjunction with the 57th ASEAN Day, since its inception on 8 August 1967. This occasion serves as a vital platform for ASEAN Member States to emphasise the significance of regional collaboration…
I thank the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia for this opportunity to speak to your members at this annual general meeting. I also spoke at the same occasion on 27 July 2023, just an hour after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim…