​​Penang records RM17bil in manufacturing investments for last year


Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.

GEORGE TOWN: Penang recorded approved manufacturing investments worth RM17.3bil last year, strengthening its position as Malaysia’s leading technology investment and innovation hub, says Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.

In his Labour Day message yesterday, Chow said this comprised 182 projects which created about 16,254 jobs last year.

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