Rejuvenating the E&E industry

Attraction down south: Singapore has attracted many big names from the E&E industry.

FOR more than four decades, the electrical and electronics (E&E) industry in Malaysia has flourished.

In 2018, the industry accounted for 45.6% of manufactured exports and 38.2% of total exports. This growth had emanated from foreign direct investments by multinational corporations (MNCs), which eventually led to the development of domestic support industries. Recently, some of these domestic players have even been listed among the top 200 Forbes Asia companies.