Moving forward, the team will engage and strategise various action plans covering promotional activities and engagements with relevant stakeholders including domestic industries.

Following the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and China Communications Construction Company Ltd. (CCCC) on 25 April 2019 in Beijing, witnessed by YAB Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed, Prime Minister of Malaysia and His Excellency Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, a dedicated team within MIDA has been established to facilitate, evaluate and review the implementation of the Economic Accelerator Projects (EAP) along theEast Coast Railway Link (ECRL) corridor.

Moving forward, the team will engage and strategise various action plans covering promotional activities and engagements with relevant stakeholders including domestic industries.

These catalytic projects will create a wide spectrum of business and job opportunities including the development of industrial parks, logistics hub and transit-oriented development along the ECRL corridor.

The ECRL project, which will form the East-West rail transport network is designed to stimulate the commercial, logistic, import & export, as well as tourism development activities along the proposed alignment. With the inflows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) & Domestic Investment (DI) and potential growth for industrial, commercial and tourism sectors, the railway will contribute towards bridging the development gap between the east and west coasts of Peninsular Malaysia.

MIDA together with CCCC will promote the EAP to maximise its success potential and invite local and international investors to invest in the projects. Both parties will also undertake cooperation and capacity building activities to encourage the industrial and business communities to organise or participate in dialogues, workshops, seminars and conferences; technical assistance to promote and facilitate capacity building and training; the sharing of best practices.

MIDA will provide information regarding the implementation of EAP from time to time.

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For more information, please contact:

En. Farez Amha Abdullah

Senior Deputy Director, ECRL Unit, MIDA

Tel.: 03-2267 3462

Email: [email protected]

ABOUT MIDA

MIDA is the government’s principal promotion agency under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to oversee and drive investments into the manufacturing and services sectors in Malaysia. Starting operations in 1967 with a relatively small set up of 37 staff, MIDA has grown to become a strong and dynamic organisation of over 700 employees. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur Sentral, MIDA today has 12 regional and 20 overseas offices. MIDA continues to be the strategic partner to businesses in seizing the opportunities arising from the technology revolution of this era. For more information, please visit www.mida.gov.my and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, @OfficialMIDA.

MIDA Establishes Dedicated Team to Promote The Development of Industrial Parks, Infrastructure, Logistics Hub and Transit-Oriented Developments Along ECRL Project

MIDA will continue its operations physically at its headquarters on 6 May 2020 following the ease of the Movement Control Order restrictions as announced by YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Prime Minister of Malaysia on 1 May 2020. While MIDA officials continue to work from home, up to 50% of its workforce will return to its headquarters on 6 May to better assist businesses in their operations.

5 May 2020, Kuala Lumpur – MIDA will continue its operations physically at its headquarters on 6 May 2020 following the ease of the Movement Control Order restrictions as announced by YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Prime Minister of Malaysia on 1 May 2020. While MIDA officials continue to work from home, up to 50% of its workforce will return to its headquarters on 6 May to better assist businesses in their operations.

The visiting hours, including visitors to the Immigration Unit at MIDA during Ramadan month will be from 9.30 am to 1.00 pm and 1.30 pm to 4.00 pm. Visitors are encouraged to make prior appointments. All visitors will have to abide by the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) set by MIDA, including temperature checks, safe distancing and the use of face masks and hand sanitiser. MIDA continues to prioritise on containing the spread of the COVID-19 virus by keeping all its staff as safe as possible while minimising disruptions to its services and the operations of businesses. In view of this, stakeholders are encouraged to leverage on various technology tools available for remote communications or virtual meetings such as video conferencing and conference calls. MIDA also encourages the delivery of documents by mail or courier service to reduce physical contact at the premises. 

MIDA officials, particularly the Directors and Deputy Directors can be easily contacted through their respective emails at www.mida.gov.my or through [email protected]. For further updates, please visit www.mida.gov.my or follow MIDA on social media platforms namely Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. 

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ABOUT MIDA 

MIDA is the government’s principal investment promotion and development agency under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to oversee and drive investments into the manufacturing and services sectors in Malaysia. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur Sentral, MIDA has 12 regional and 20 overseas offices. MIDA continues to be the strategic partner to businesses in seizing the opportunities arising from the technology revolution of this era. 

For more information, please contact: 

Ms Zalina Zainol Director, 

Corporate Communications Division, MIDA 

Tel.: 03-2263 2437 | Email: [email protected]

MIDA HQ Opens Doors on 6 May 2020 to Better Serve Investors and Businesses

MIDA HQ Opens Doors on 6 May 2020 to Better Serve Investors and Businesses

Keysight Technologies, Inc., the world’s leading technology company headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, announced the opening of its new Regulatory Test Laboratory in Pulau Pinang on 6 May 2020. The test laboratory will deliver accredited electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing services for manufacturers of electronic devices and mission-critical industries across wireless communications, IIoT, automotive, healthcare and medical applications

Kuala Lumpur, 8 May 2020 – Keysight Technologies, Inc., the world’s leading technology company headquartered in Santa Rosa, California, announced the opening of its new Regulatory Test Laboratory in Pulau Pinang on 6 May 2020. The test laboratory will deliver accredited electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) testing services for manufacturers of electronic devices and mission-critical industries across wireless communications, IIoT, automotive, healthcare and medical applications.

According to Keysight, the facility in Pulau Pinang is the next world-class compliance and testing facility established by Keysight to offer expertise, knowledge, efficiency, capacity and exceptional customer service including calibration and testing services. Keysight currently has similar testing facilities in California in the United States and in Boeblingen, Germany.

Welcoming the opening of the Test Laboratory, Dato’ Azman Mahmud, Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said, “We are very pleased that Keysight continues to expand its value chain by leveraging on the strength of its manufacturing base in the country. The opening of this testing lab also signifies Malaysia’s strong industry ecosystem as well as an important stakeholder in emerging technologies to support autonomous cars, electric vehicles, 5G and IoT devices, as well as medical equipment. This announcement is more gratifying as even during the current challenging period, Malaysia continues to provide added advantages to investors for high-value-added activities that promise a long term and sustainable growth.”

“This establishment will enable manufacturers to shorten their lead time by eliminating the need to send their products abroad for testing, hence provide speedier time to deliver their goods to customers. It will also allow manufacturers to reduce cost as the testing can now be done in the country,” added Dato’ Azman. 

“Keysight is proud of our nearly 50 years of operations in Malaysia and our strong partnership with MIDA through the years, which has enabled the establishment of our latest facility here. We continue to be committed to helping our customers and our ecosystem in the region with our comprehensive solutions, even during the most difficult and demanding times,” said Dato’ Gooi Soon Chai, Keysight Technologies Inc. Senior Vice-president and Keysight’s Electronic Industrial Solutions Group(EISG) President.

Keysight started investing in Malaysia in 1972 with its first operations in the heart of Georgetown, Pulau Pinang. Today, it occupies a 42-acre site in Penang’s Free Industrial Zone, with a 1.2 million-square-foot state-of-the-art facility. It is one of the core sites for Keysight worldwide, with operations spanning business management, sales, support, marketing, manufacturing, research and development (R&D), supply chain and global infrastructure services.

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About MIDA

MIDA is the Government’s principal investment promotion and development agency under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to oversee and drive investments into the manufacturing and services sectors in Malaysia. Starting operations in 1967 with a relatively small set up of 37 staff, MIDA has grown to become a strong and dynamic organisation of over 700 employees. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur Sentral, MIDA today has 12 regional and 20 overseas offices. MIDA continues to be the strategic partner to businesses in seizing the opportunities arising from the technology revolution of this era. For more information, please visit www.mida.gov.my and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, Linkedin and Youtube channel.

For more information, please contact:

Ms Zalina Zainol

Director, Corporate Communications Division, MIDA 

Tel.: 03-22632437 Email: [email protected]

Keysight Opens Regulatory Testing Laboratory in Pulau Pinang Signifies Malaysia’s Strong Ecosystem for Emerging Technologies