KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia approved four projects in the manufacturing sector worth RM5.4 billion on December 12. For the first nine months of 2019, Malaysia recorded RM149 billion worth of approved investments in the services, manufacturing and primary sectors," he said in a statement. Leiking said this was 4.4 per cent higher than the RM142.6 billion approved in the same period last year. Notably, approved investments for global establishments saw an increase of 185.7 per cent during the period, he added. "These activities are expected to create job opportunities for 884 knowledge-based or highly technical skilled workers.

Source: New Strait Times December 13, 2019 09:45 UTC