TOKYO: Japan will continue to provide financial assistance and technical support to help Malaysia's socio-economic development. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Southeast Asia's deputy director (Indonesia and Malaysia) Kazue Minami said Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Malaysia dated back to 1956. JICA Southeast Asia's deputy director (Indonesia and Malaysia) Kazue Minami (left) and JICA Southeast Asia's senior executive (Indonesia and Malaysia) Tanji Ishibashi. Also, 5.8 billion yen (6 per cent) for transportation, 4.7 billion yen (4 per cent) for healthcare, 4.4 billion yen (4 per cent) for agriculture, forestry and fisheries, 2.4 billion yen (2 per cent) for business and tourism, 1.1 billion yen (1 per cent) for communications and broadcasting, 1 billion yen (1 per cent) for energy and 38 billion yen (36 per cent) for other sectors. "Japan exported industrial materials and parts for production in Malaysia, while Malaysia exported to Japan manufactured products from the factories here, apart from wood and mineral fuels," she said.

Source: New Strait Times February 10, 2020 08:26 UTC