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Selangor Sets Ten-Year Push for Malaysian Design and Engineering

Selangor wants to move beyond low-cost assembly by building Malaysian design, engineering and intellectual property over the coming decade.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Kuala Lumpur, 14 October 2026 – Selangor is setting a ten-year ambition to move beyond low-margin manufacturing and build more products around Malaysian design, engineering and intellectual property. Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari said the state wants local companies to compete regionally while narrowing inequalities in wages and opportunity, linking industrial upgrading with a broader economic agenda.

The direction was presented at the opening of the Selangor International Business Summit 2026. Amirudin argued that the state should no longer compete mainly through cheap land or labour. Instead, it wants to attract investors that bring technology, develop local capability and form long-term partnerships with Malaysian businesses and talent.

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