Proton drives the country to a higher level

Proton's e.Mas 7 electric vehicles at the company's plant in Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia. -- PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

IT’S an exciting time to be in Tanjung Malim, a town in Perak, which is actually nearer to Kuala Lumpur than Ipoh as it is only 70 km north of Kuala Lumpur and 120 km south of Ipoh.

Once a sleepy town, which most motorists using the North-South Expressway would just pass by without entering, Tanjung Malim has become too important to ignore.