Over 23,000 jobs under NCER last year

Upward trajectory: Anwar (left) chairing the meeting on NCER with Mentri Besar of northern states in Perdana Putra, Putrajaya. — Picture courtesy of Anwar Ibrahim’s Facebook page

KUALA LUMPUR: The Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) recorded RM78.95bil in realised investments and created more than 23,000 job opportunities last year, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Prime Minister said the achievement was reported at the 35th Northern Corridor Imple­men­tation Authority meeting, which he chaired yesterday.

Last year, NCER successfully produced 4,000 local talents who meet the investor and industry requirements through the NCER Technology Innovation Centre programme, he added.

The Prime Minister said the meeting also discussed plans for 2026 and the coming years, focu­sing on strengthening its role in accelerating the realisation of high-quality investments in the northern region, Bernama repor­ted.

“These include several potential investments related to Kedah Rubber City and the Chuping Valley Industrial Area in Perlis,” he said in a post on X.

Anwar said the meeting also examined initiatives to expand the impact of investment ecosystem development at the Malaysia-Thailand border, and a study to revive the tourism competitiveness of Langkawi.