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Between 2022 and 2024, capital expenditure on warehouse automation across Shah Alam's logistics sector rose by 40%. Automated storage and retrieval systems went into Bukit...
Shah Alam's electronics and electrical manufacturing cluster now employs approximately 34,000 people across more than 180 establishments. Output value grew 12% through 2024....
Shah Alam's automotive cluster employed roughly 13,000 people in 2019. By 2025, that figure had fallen to approximately 11,000. On the surface, this looks like a market with...
In 2024, Penang's electrical and electronics sector attracted RM 20.8 billion (USD 4.4 billion) in approved manufacturing investments. That figure represented a 35% year over...
Penang's medical device sector approved RM 8.2 billion in manufacturing investment during 2024. That figure is projected to approach RM 10 billion by the end of 2026. Yet for...
Kuching's waterfront cluster generated an average RevPAR of MYR 285 in peak season through 2024. The Pullman, Hilton, Grand Margherita, and Riverside Majestic anchored a...
In November 2023, Fusionex collapsed. Cyberjaya's largest indigenous software house released approximately 800 technical professionals into the local labour market in a single...
Cyberjaya entered 2026 hosting over 2,000 MSC status companies, having expanded its Global Business Services (GBS) headcount by 8% through 2024, and offering office costs 30 to...
Malaysia produced 85,000 IT and engineering graduates last year. Fewer than 3% possessed the specialised data centre infrastructure skills that Cyberjaya's colocation and...
In 2024, Penang's electrical and electronics sector attracted RM 20.8 billion (USD 4.4 billion) in approved manufacturing investments. That figure represented a 35% year over...
Penang's medical device sector approved RM 8.2 billion in manufacturing investment during 2024. That figure is projected to approach RM 10 billion by the end of 2026. Yet for...
George Town's UNESCO Core Zone is operating at near peak demand. Heritage boutique hotels reported average occupancy of 68 to 74 per cent through 2024, and Eastern & Oriental...
The Kinta Valley holds approximately 70% of Malaysia's high grade limestone reserves. That geological dominance has made Ipoh the centre of gravity for the country's cement,...
Perak produces more than 2,000 engineering and technical diploma graduates every year from institutions within 30 kilometres of Ipoh's industrial estates. Universiti Teknologi...
Ipoh holds a UNESCO City of Music designation, a colonial streetscape that draws over two million visitors a year, and a food culture routinely ranked among the best in...
Johor Bahru's retail and hospitality sector is experiencing a paradox that no amount of infrastructure spending can resolve on its own. The same Ringgit weakness that drew 9.2...
Johor Bahru's electronics and electrical manufacturing sector recorded RM9.8 billion in approved investments across the first nine months of 2024. That figure represents 34% of...
Johor Bahru's logistics sector sits at the centre of one of Southeast Asia's most ambitious infrastructure experiments. The Johor Singapore Special Economic Zone is now...
Kota Kinabalu processed 8.4 million airport passengers in 2023, making it the second busiest aviation gateway in Malaysia. By Q4 2024, the city's tourism economy had recovered...
Sepanggar Bay is operating above its rated container capacity. Investment is flowing in. SKS Group has committed RM300 million to terminal automation and deep water berth...
Sabah exported approximately 3.5 million tonnes of crude palm oil in 2024 and shipped RM2.8 billion in aquaculture products through Kota Kinabalu's port and cold chain...
Malaysia welcomed over 25 million international tourists in 2024. Kuala Lumpur captured roughly 45% of all international bed nights. Suria KLCC and Pavilion KL posted occupancy...
Kuala Lumpur's digital economy now contributes roughly a quarter of Malaysia's GDP. The Klang Valley accounts for 68% of national ICT employment. AWS launched its Asia Pacific...
Malaysia commands 73% of global outstanding Sukuk. Eighteen of the world's top twenty Islamic banks maintain operations in Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysia International Islamic...
Kuching's waterfront cluster generated an average RevPAR of MYR 285 in peak season through 2024. The Pullman, Hilton, Grand Margherita, and Riverside Majestic anchored a...
Sarawak has committed more than RM15.2 billion to hydropower construction and grid modernisation between 2023 and 2026. The Baleh Hydroelectric Project, at 1,285 MW, is...
Kuching Port Authority has committed RM450 million to dredge the Senari Terminal channel to 10.5 metres and extend its berths to accommodate 3,000 TEU container vessels. The...
Between 2022 and 2024, capital expenditure on warehouse automation across Shah Alam's logistics sector rose by 40%. Automated storage and retrieval systems went into Bukit...
Shah Alam's electronics and electrical manufacturing cluster now employs approximately 34,000 people across more than 180 establishments. Output value grew 12% through 2024....
Shah Alam's automotive cluster employed roughly 13,000 people in 2019. By 2025, that figure had fallen to approximately 11,000. On the surface, this looks like a market with...
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