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Strengthening Malaysia-France Economic Partnership to Build a Strong Middle-Class Society
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,…
Financing Automation to Create Better Jobs for Malaysians
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…
Maximising the Benefits of the Data Centre Boom for Malaysians
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…
Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of the Data Centre Industry
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…
Sustainable Investing: Greening and Growing Our Economy At Once
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…
Fostering New Ties, Redefining Malaysia-China Economic Cooperation
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…
Strengthening Regional Integration and Collaboration for ASEAN’s Future
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…
Raising the Ceiling and the Floor to Achieve Malaysia’s Second Takeoff
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…
Graduation Is Just the Beginning of One’s Life Journey
I am honoured to be here with you at the convocation of Southern University College on behalf of YB Saudara Anthony Loke, Minister of Transport, who sent his best wishes. …
Tobacco Bill: Enact it now, GEG can come later
As a Deputy Minister, I am a member of the administration and, by convention, not supposed to comment on the bills presented by other ministries. Allow me to share my…
Malaysia-Korea Look East Policy Business Summit: “Navigating New Opportunities for Mutual Growth”
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…
Thinking Strategically about Malaysia’s Semiconductor Industry
We are in a new era which will see semiconductors as both the new oil and the new source of global conflict. Intel founder, the late Gordon Moore, predicted in…