Govt approves 4 manufacturing projects worth RM5.4b


International Trade and Industry (MITI) Minister, Datuk Darell Leiking said:“We look forward to attract more investments in the near future. For the first nine months of 2019, Malaysia recorded RM149bil worth of approved investments in the services, manufacturing and primary sectors."

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has approved four manufacturing projects worth RM5.4bil in Sabah, Johor, Selangor and Penang which will create over 1,000 job opportunities.

One of the approved projects was an investment worth RM2bil by a multinational glass manufacturer to produce float glass and photovoltaic functional glass at the Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park.

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