The 24-station shoe injection moulding machine which Ngee Ming upgraded to about three years ago for RM3mil.
Shoemaking used to be big business in Malaysia from the 1980s up to the turn of the century – then China showed up. But the Fongs of Ngee Ming Shoe intends not only to survive but to thrive by growing its own high-quality brands. JOY LEE reports.
Lisa Fong, a shoemaker’s daughter, grew up surrounded by leather shoes.
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