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Strategic Plan To Elevate Malaysian Semiconductor Sector

Dato' Seri Wong Siew Hai, President, Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association

18-Apr-24 08:45

Strategic Plan To Elevate Malaysian Semiconductor Sector

The government aims to woo more investors to Malaysia with a proposed Semiconductor Strategic Plan, which the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has been tasked with drawing up. We speak to Dato Seri Wong Siew Hai, president of the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association (MSIA) on industry expectations for the plan and how Malaysia can remain competitive in the sector. 

Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Chin Wai Lun

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar


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