Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has defended his recent visit to the White House, saying that Malaysia would not venture into any investment that does not benefit the country.
PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has just concluded a historic visit to the White House at the invitation of United States President Donald Trump.
This was our prime minister’s first visit to the office of the most powerful man in the world since assuming the premiership eight years ago. It is not only a great honour for him, but also for Malaysia.
Media coverage — both foreign and local — of the working trip has been intense. Some were positive, others less so. There were even calls by certain quarters for the trip to be cancelled. Others raised questions about the matters that our prime minister discussed with the president.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) aims to pursue an active role in supporting Malaysia’s renewable energy (RE) generation target by leveraging on its competitiveness and strength, both locally and overseas.
Locally, the national utility company has formed joint ventures (JV) for a biomass power generation station in Jengka, Pahang with Felda; two biogas power stations in Layang-Layang, Johor and Bagan Datuk, Perak with Sime Darby; and two biogas power stations in Puchong and Jeram, Selangor with Worldwide Holdings.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 (Bernama) — US companies are optimistic about the growth outlook and investment opportunities in ASEAN as businesses see solid growth in domestic consumption, according to a survey.
A special ASEAN 50th anniversary edition of the 2018 ASEAN Business Outlook Survey revealed that 56 per cent of US companies’ senior executives based in the region expected their profits to increase this year over that of last year, while 74 per cent expected higher profits in 2018.
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WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is here at the invitation of President Donald Trump, said Malaysia is not asking for money from the United States.
“I am here to show Malaysia is an important country to the US.
“We bring to the table a great deal of value propositions.
“We are not here to ask for money from the US.
KUALA LUMPUR: New York-listed Boston Scientific Corp has commenced operation at its new manufacturing plant in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang. This is the 19th global manufacturing facility for the medical device giant, and its first in Asia.
An official opening ceremony will take place in February next year.
