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Melaka's semiconductor industry, which began in the early 1970s, has evolved into a RM17.6 billion sector employing thousands. Chief Minister Ab Rauf Yusoh highlighted the state's strategic advantages and warned of the need to keep pace with global competition.
Hextar Industries' 70%-owned subsidiary has won a RM138.42 million EPC contract to build industrial facilities in Pulau Indah, Selangor, spanning three factories, warehouses and hostel buildings with works commencing July 2026.
Kedah attracted RM1.4 billion in approved investments across 50 projects in the first quarter of 2026, with the government prioritising infrastructure upgrades and localisation incentives to distribute economic benefits to rural districts.