THE abrupt shutdown of Sanmina-SCI Corporation (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd’s plant in Sarawak was not the first high-tech company that left the state.
In 2009, US-based hard disk manufacturer Western Digital (WD) pulled out of Sarawak after a few years of operation, laying off all its 1,500 employees.
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