The prime minister described Malaysia's new effort as "a clear break from the past," saying in May that the country had missed opportunities for tech investments in previous years. In a garage space on the outskirts of the capital, their workers hauled tubs of grounded carbon to be heated into a patented liquid via a dozen or so kitchen microwaves. Jayant Menon, a senior fellow who studies Asian trade and investment at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, said that if Malaysia didn't fix issues such as its talent exodus, the tech push could become a collection of short-term investments spilling over from the US-China trade war.
Author: mloh@businessinsider.com (Matthew Loh)
Published at: 2025-01-16 00:00:01
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