Malaysia to train 60,000 engineers in bid to become chip hub

Government to allocate $5.3bn in new National Semiconductor Strategy

20240528 Anwar Ibrahim at a semiconductor event in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim speaks at a semiconductor event in Kuala Lumpur on May 28. (Photo by Norman Goh)

NORMAN GOH, Nikkei staff writer

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia plans to train 60,000 high-skilled local semiconductor engineers to help the country achieve its ambition of becoming a global chip hub, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced Tuesday.

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