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Above pic: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announcing the dissolution of Parliament during a live broadcast on Oct 10, 2022.

PM Ismail Sabri announces Parliament dissolution
to make way for GE15

The 14th Parliament has been dissolved Parliament in a special announcement at Ismail Sabri said he had obtained the Oct 9.
on Oct 10 to make way for the impending Perdana Putra at 3 pm on Oct 10, hence consent of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong The special announcement was
putting an end to the rumours and specula- Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa
15th General Election (GE15). tions that had grown stronger since the Billah Shah to dissolve the Parliament streamed live on national television and his
end of September. during an audience at Istana Negara on official Facebook page.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri

Yaakob announced the dissolution of the

Malaysian Foreign Minister highlights economic ties,
high-tech cooperation with China

Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing Above pic: PUCM invited Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah (R2), Chinese
Saifuddin Abdullah on September 6 spoke said that science, technology and innova- Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing (R1) and PUCM president Dato’ Keith Li (L1) to
highly of the economic ties with China and tion cooperation is always an important officiate the opening ceremony.
encouraged the sharing of cutting-edge part of China-Malaysia bilateral relations
technologies between the two countries, and has built up strong momentum.
reported Xinhua.
“In the post-COVID-19 era, China will
At the opening ceremony of the 2022 work with Malaysia to improve
China Smart Industry Trade Exhibition and cooperation in R&D as well as application
Forum, the minister expressed his of high-tech in smart manufacturing,
gratitude to China for its contribution to explore new cooperation areas, improve
Malaysia’s economic development. people’s life quality, and accelerate the
country’s industrial transformation,”
Speaking of China’s development in Ouyang said.
high-tech and digital economy, Saifuddin
said China is “a leading powerhouse” not Ouyang said this exhibition will deepen
only in innovation but also in the applica- the mutual understanding between
tion of technology. Chinese and Malaysian technology compa-
nies, and will create a solid foundation for
In a congratulatory message to this comprehensive and multilevel cooperation
exhibition, the Malaysian foreign minister in the future.
said, “It is our hope that the entrepreneurs
from China, through this trade exhibition, The 2022 China Smart Industry Trade
will use this networking platform to collab- Exhibition and Forum attracted around 60
orate with Malaysian partners and vice Chinese and Malaysian technology compa-
versa.” nies and organisations.

In his speech at the ceremony, Chinese

02 OCTOBER 2022
2022 China Smart Industry Trade Exhibition and

Forum Grand Opening Ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur

Above pic: PUCM invited Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah (R2), Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing (R1) and PUCM president Dato’ Keith Li (L1)
to officiate the opening ceremony.

Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah H.E. Ouyang Yujing Dato’ Keith Li

Malaysian Foreign Minister Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia President of PUCM

“ “ Science, technology and “ Technology is the driving force of the
China is “a leading innovation cooperation is always changing landscape in businesses. Given the
powerhouse” not only in an important part of China- speed of change today, Malaysia is placing
innovation but also in the Malaysia bilateral relations and priority on innovation and creativity to
application of technology. has built up strong momentum. achieve strong economic growth. Recognis-
It is our hope that the “In the post-COVID-19 era, China ing this, the country continues to ride on the
entrepreneurs from China, will work with Malaysia to wave of technological change made possible
through this trade improve cooperation in R&D as by the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics &
exhibition, will use this well as application of high-tech in automation, and smart manufacturing
networking platform to smart manufacturing, explore technologies in boosting productivity,
collaborate with Malaysian new cooperation areas, improve increasing competitiveness, particularly in
partners and vice versa.” people’s life quality, and exports, by focusing on complex and
accelerate the country’s high-value products.
industrial transformation.”
China is already a powerhouse in robotics, AI
and knowledge-intensive sectors. There are

certainly many areas of potential
collaboration between both countries

within this space.
“““

03OCTOBER 2022

MOU signed after successful 2022 China Smart
Industry Trade Exhibition and Forum

ICBC Malaysia signed a Memorandum of SoundAI Technology (M) Sdn Bhd signed a China Mobile International (M) Sdn Bhd signed a
Understanding (MOU) with Malaysia China Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
Justrack Group Sdn Bhd
Chamber of Commerce with The Sea Capital

Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah, H.E. Ouyang Yujing Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah, H.E. Ouyang Yujing Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah, H.E. Ouyang Yujing
and Dato’ Keith Li present certificate to and Dato’ Keith Li present certificate to China and Dato’ Keith Li present certificate to
China Telecom (M) Sdn Bhd Unicom Operations (M) Sdn Bhd Dahua Security (M) Sdn Bhd

YB Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah and
H.E. Ouyang Yujing inspected the main exhibitors

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Above pics: 1) China Unicom Operations (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, 2) OlyLife International Sdn Bhd, 3) Vivo Technologies Sdn Bhd, 4) Cloopen 7 Moor Malaysia Sdn Bhd,
5) H3C Technology Solutions (M) Sdn Bhd, 6) Malaysia China Insight.

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07OCTOBER 2022

Tengku Zafrul: World powers must take responsibility
for their policy decisions

Above pic: Tengku Zafrul said although the world continues to recover from the effects of the global supply chains. benchmark to determine if they are facing
Covid-19 pandemic, various new challenges have emerged that affect global the “These are factors beyond our control. a crisis or not.
prospects of the global economy, which may slip into a recession.
They have triggered a surge in the prices of “The real definition of an economic crisis
The world’s major powers must take the global economy, which may slip into a various commodities and basic goods, is when the gross domestic product (GDP)
responsibility for their policy decisions, recession. hence raising inflation rates in most declines sharply, unemployment and
especially those impacting the global countries to levels not seen in decades,” he bankruptcy increase significantly, and the
economy, according to Finance Minister According to him, these are due to the said in a statement on Oct 4. overall standard of living is affected while
Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz. continuing United States (US)-China the definition of a financial crisis is when
geopolitical tensions, the unending war in He was responding to various reports, there is a sudden depreciation in the value
He said although the world continues to Ukraine, threats of climate change such as concerns and queries submitted to the of some of the financial assets within a
recover from the effects of the COVID-19 floods and droughts in several countries Finance Ministry, especially in relation to short period.
pandemic, various new challenges have that have affected food supply, and China’s the ringgit’s value and the nation’s current
emerged that affect global the prospects of zero-COVID policy that continues to disrupt economic developments. “This includes the sudden fall in the stock
market and currency value within a short
He said that to combat inflation, the period, as well as the failure of the govern-
monetary policy decisions of several world ment to repay debts,” he said.
powers have affected the positions of
developing countries, and Malaysia is not The situation in Malaysia today, he said,
exempted. is different from the years 1998-1999,
2009 or 2020, and what the country is
The finance minister noted that the US experiencing started from global inflation-
Federal Reserve has hiked interest rates ary pressure that led to uncertainty in the
aggressively up to 3.25 per cent, much global capital market.
higher than Malaysia’s Overnight Policy
Rate of 2.5 per cent. ‘The impact includes a limited access to
funds and increased rate of financing that
“While this has led to the ringgit depreci- will continue to affect the economy,” he
ating 10.5 per cent year to date, other said.
currencies have also fallen, at an even
higher rate, which proves that this is a Tengku Zafrul said the special position of
global phenomenon,” he said. the US dollar as the reserve currency of the
world and safe-haven asset has driven
Tengku Zafrul said the impact of the rise global investors to shift their funds to the
in the US interest rate has impacted many US amid an uncertain situation, thus
countries but this does not mean that increasing the demand for the greenback.
these countries should be considered
failures. “All these factors will also have an
impact on Malaysia’s GDP for 2023, which
“Every country has its own challenges is projected to be lower than in 2022,” he
and monetary policies and the currency said.
exchange value of each country is not a

Khairy: MySejahtera to be used as digital platform
for public health

The MySejahtera application will be used in the country by allowing users to perform Above pic: Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin speaks to the media after attending the ministry’s
as a digital platform for public health health self-assessments on themselves and monthly assembly in Putrajaya
following the country’s transition from the their families. Now, the application has
COVID-19 pandemic phase, said Health been updated with new features, including ment. That is the procedure. However, on Aug 2, Dewan Rakyat agreed
Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. a blood donor card, and people can pledge “If it is passed and then Parliament for the bill to be referred to the PSSC for
themselves as organ donors. further scrutiny.
He said the move was per recommenda- dissolves, our effort will go to waste
tions from the Public Accounts Committee Khairy said he wanted to ensure that (because) we cannot bring the bill (to the The bill, which seeks to prohibit those
(PAC) for the application to be used as a issues related to the MySejahtera applica- Senate), and it has to be tabled again,” he born on and after Jan 1, 2007, from
public health management tool, in line tion were resolved ‘before leaving the said. purchasing or possessing cigarettes or vape
with the digitalisation plan for health MOH’. products, was deemed to limit the
services. The Control of Tobacco Products and freedom of choice by some members of
“The conclusion (of the PAC report) is the Smoking Bill 2022 was tabled for the first Parliament.
PAC today tabled a report on the most important…that the government reading in Dewan Rakyat on July 27.
development and procurement of the should have full ownership of the applica-
MySejahtera application under the Health tion. And that is what we have done,
Ministry (MOH), Finance Ministry and the especially with the contract to be signed.
Prime Minister’s Department in Parlia- (With that), there is no longer any doubt
ment. about the ownership of the application
and the data, all owned by the government
Among the recommendations of the PAC of Malaysia,” he said.
is that the government should ensure full
ownership of the application and guaran- On the Control of Tobacco Products and
tee that users’ data is secured and will not Smoking Bill 2022, Khairy said the second
be misused. reading is scheduled for this Thursday, with
amendments to the bill have been
“When MySejahtera is transferred to the approved by the Parliamentary Special
MOH from the National Security Council, Select Committee (PSSC) made up of
we has ensured that the issue of data representatives from both the government
ownership and security have been and opposition.
resolved and that MySejahtera can be used
as a public health platform,” Khairy told a “I am confident that this bill can be
press conference after attending the passed if it follows the order of the
ministry’s monthly assembly here on Oct 4. meeting, but if Parliament is dissolved and
it is not brought to the Senate, this law
MySejahtera was initially developed to must be tabled again by the new govern-
assist in managing the COVID-19 outbreaks

08 OCTOBER 2022

PM Ismail Sabri: Malaysia in good position to achieve
RM70 bln target for digital investments by 2025

Malaysia is in a good position to achieve Above pic: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the country was also in the best attract foreign direct digital investments
the RM70 billion digital investment target position to achieve the digital investment target of up to RM70 billion by 2025, in line worth RM42 billion in only two months.
by 2025, in line with the country’s digital with the Malaysian Digital Economy Blueprint (MyDIGITAL).
economy blueprint. “These investments came in via 28
RM588 billion in revenue, according to the tem and drive more direct high-impact foreign companies which are involved in
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri prime minister. programmes for Keluarga Malaysia,” he data centres, IT services, technological
Yaakob said Malaysia plays an important added. creative content, and global business
role as a digital investment hub in ASEAN. “After 26 years, MSC Malaysia has been services or GBS,” he said.
rebranded as Malaysia Digital (MD). MD Ismail Sabri noted that although MD was
“With world-class infrastructure, a will transform the national digital ecosys- only launched in July, it has managed to Meanwhile, domestic digital invest-
holistic digital ecosystem, and highly skilled ments have hit RM4.76 billion up to Aug
digital talent, Malaysia can be a major 24, 2022.
digital investment destination in ASEAN,”
the premier said at the official ceremony “Through this effort, 6,000 high-value
for the World Congress on Innovation & jobs have been created and it will continue
Technology (WCIT 2022) here on Septem- to grow going forward,” the premier said.
ber 13.
The government has formulated a
Also in attendance was the Penang Yang digital ecosystem to spur innovation
Dipertua Tun Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak, through initiatives such as MyDigital,
Minister of Communications and Multime- which includes the digital economy
dia Tan Sri Annuar Musa, Minister of blueprint and the Fourth Industrial Revolu-
Human Resources Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, tion (4IR) policy, he added.
and Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
“The MyDigital initiative also supports
Since the MSC Malaysia initiative was the country’s development through the
launched in 1996, the country has attract- 12th Malaysia Plan to transform Malaysia
ed digital investments worth RM384 billion into a high-income nation driven by digital-
and generated180,000 jobs as well as isation, and to be a regional leader in the
digital economy,” Ismail Sabri said.

Noraini: Cooperation of ministries needed to attract more
international students

Above pic: Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Malaysia (USIM) here on September 29.
Noraini Ahmad said planning, formulation Also present were MOHE secretary-gen-
The commitment and cooperation of (MOHE) achieve its target of 250,000 of policies and determining effective
strategic partners from various ministries international student enrolments in local strategies involving ministries should go eral Datuk Seri Abdul Razak Jaafar and
universities by 2025. hand in hand so that all initiatives can be USIM vice-chancellor Prof Ts Dr Sharifudin
can help the Higher Education Ministry implemented and be on the right track. Md Shaarani.

She said the effort needs to involve Noraini said that so far, 131,255 interna-
various parties, including the Home tional students are registered with higher
Ministry; Tourism, Arts and Culture education institutions across the country,
Ministry; Immigration Department; and and the number of applications increased
Education Malaysia Global Services by up to 32 per cent last year.
(EMGS).
A total of 44 papers were presented in
“The contribution from all quarters is three sessions of the seminar, which
needed to enhance the growth of interna- involved 145 participants from 29 local
tional students and staff, in addition to universities and six foreign institutions.
increasing inbound and outbound mobility.
Meanwhile, Sharifudin said the seminar
“Promotional activities and strategic themed ‘Accelerating Sustainable Higher
cooperation also need to be improved,” Education Internationalisation Aspirations’
she said in her speech at the 2022 Higher discussed the efforts to implement
Education Seminar at Universiti Sains Islam internationalisation programmes and their
effectiveness.

BNM: Sharing of bank account password, pin number will
lead to fraud cases, mule accounts

The sharing of bank account passwords with close friends, she noted, and that in helping Malaysians build financial institutions that are committed to raising
or PIN numbers with close friends will almost two-thirds of individuals surveyed resilience, and enable them to participate the level of financial literacy in Malaysia.
increase the risk of online fraud, including do not pay attention to the security fully in the digital economy with
being used knowingly or unknowingly as features of a website before they perform confidence. It is a main event of the FLM2022 will run throughout October
“mule accounts” to perpetrate fraud, said online transactions (such as checking if the Financial Education Network (FEN), or FEN, with various programmes on financial
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). page for making the payment is legitimate an inter-agency platform of eight partner literacy lined up with FEN Mobile visiting
and can be trusted). 61 locations nationwide.
One of the more striking results from the
2021 Financial Capability and Inclusion “As a result, individuals are far more likely
Demand Side Survey, or the FCI Survey, is to be deceived into providing their banking
the low level of digital financial literacy credentials through a fake website that
observed, “which is deeply concerning,” enables scammers to use their information
said deputy governor Jessica Chew Cheng to commit fraud.
Lian in a statement in conjunction with the
launch of Financial Literacy Month (FLM) “Using mobile devices and apps inappro-
2022 on Oct 1. priately has also led individuals to fall
victim to fraud such as phishing, hacking,
One in three individuals surveyed stated and data theft,” she said.
that they would be willing to share their
bank account passwords or PIN numbers The FLM 2022 this year aims to amplify
the importance of digital financial literacy

09OCTOBER 2022

Mustapa: Ringgit’s weakness has minimal impact on
payment of govt debt

Above pic: Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed said the ringgit’s depreciation versus the greenback has healthy and the international reserves RM2.05 per litre is among the lowest in the
only a small impact on the Federal Government’s debt payment as its direct debt is amount to about US$106 billion which can world — lower than in Qatar (RM2.7 per
largely denominated in ringgit. cover the short-term external debt,” litre), Saudi Arabia (RM2.8 per litre) and
Mustapa said in the Dewan Rakyat Indonesia (RM4.7 per litre),” he said.
The ringgit’s depreciation versus the Department (Economy) said much of the question-and-answer session on Oct 3.
greenback has only a small impact on the government’s debt is in ringgit, particularly The minister said RM5.9 billion has been
Federal Government’s debt payment as its Treasury Bills and government securities, He was replying to Tun Dr Mahathir channelled to 8.7 million Bantuan Keluarga
direct debt is largely denominated in so the impact is minimal. Mohamad (Pejuang-Langkawi) who Malaysia (BKM) recipients up to Septem-
ringgit, with less than five per cent in US wanted to know the impact on Budget ber 2022.
dollar, said Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. “Perhaps some private institutions have 2023 especially related to the govern-
external debts but in Bank Negara Malay- ment’s payment in US dollars and whether “Without the government subsidies, the
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s sia’s view, the liquidity of local banks is the situation would lead to a larger deficit. Statistics Department estimated that the
country’s inflation rate would have been
Mustapa said the fluctuations in the much higher in August 2022 at 10.6 per
ringgit’s value are normal and it has not cent compared with 4.7 per cent,” he said.
performed as badly as some of the other
countries’ currencies following the US Mustapa also said the government’s
Federal Reserve’s monetary policy tighten- policies and initiatives have succeeded in
ing, which included a 75-basis point hike in reviving the economy and easing the
interest rates recently. people’s burden although the economy is
facing various domestic and global
Furthermore, he said, the government is challenges.
always concerned about safeguarding the
welfare of Keluarga Malaysia. Among the He noted that economists, including
previous and current efforts are subsidies, those from international organisations,
aid and incentives amounting to about have predicted a lower global economic
RM80 billion. growth in 2023, and Malaysia, as a small
and open economy, is not spared the
“This includes the provision of fuel and fallout from these challenges.
energy subsidies on petrol, namely RON95,
diesel and liquefied petroleum gas. “Measures to handle these challenges
will be detailed in Budget 2023,” he
“RON95’s retail price in Malaysia at added.

BNM Governor: ere is more to the country’s economy,
not just the Ringgit

The ringgit’s performance against the partners, it has appreciated against some Above pic: Nor Shamsiah said a flexible exchange rate continued to be relevant as it allowed the
United States (US) dollar alone is not a and depreciated against others,” she said. country to absorb external shocks.
reflection of the state of the economy and
is only one indicator among many, Bank Furthermore, she said the performance tion is also expected to benefit export-ori- amplifier, to the domestic economy,” she
Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Governor Tan Sri of the ringgit, if weighed against the ented sectors, which employed more than said.
Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said. currencies of Malaysia’s trading partners, 30 per cent of the Malaysian labour force.
has been relatively stable. The governor said although BNM does
“It is important to consider the strength “In fact, Malaysia’s exports have not target any level of the exchange rate, it
and positive performance of the Malaysian “This underlines the point that we are in increased by 30 per cent this year support- would closely monitor and ensure orderly
economy. Growth is robust, the labour an environment of US dollar strength,” she ed by several factors, including exchange market conditions.
market is healthy and the financial system said. rate valuation gains,” she said.
is resilient and continues to perform its “On this, I should highlight that even with
role effectively,” she said at the Khazanah FLEXIBLE EXCHANGE RATE REMAINS She said the acceleration in export heightened volatility in global financial
Megatrends Forum 2022 here on Oct 3. RELEVANT growth has, to some extent, contributed to markets, daily onshore foreign exchange
higher job creation and increase in wages. transaction volume and bond market
She was delivering her speech titled Nor Shamsiah said a flexible exchange activity remain healthy,” she said.
“Navigating Malaysia’s Economic Transition rate continued to be relevant as it allowed “This shows that it is important that we
in a post-COVID world” at the forum. the country to absorb external shocks. have a diversified economy that helps to She added that reforms to deepen the
mitigate external shocks,” she said. domestic bond market has helped to
The governor said Malaysia has a strong She said it also allowed the Monetary strengthen the fundamentals of the econo-
external position with more foreign Policy Committee (MPC) to set the policy She said it is also important to preserve my by enabling businesses to meet their
currency assets than foreign currency rate based on Malaysia’s domestic growth orderly financial market conditions by funding needs more effectively.
liabilities. and inflation outlook rather than be avoiding large swings in the exchange rate
constrained in having to follow the mone- so as not to disrupt economic activities. At 1.37 pm, the local currency stood at
“Foreign currency borrowings only tary policy of other advanced economies. 4.6485/6515 against the greenback from
account for less than three per cent of total “This will enable the exchange rate to 4.6400/6445 at the opening this morning.
Federal Government debt,” she said. “Now, we know that exchange rate serve as a shock absorber, not a shock
movements create winners and losers. No
She said although the ringgit depreciated doubt, the dollar strength will raise the
by more than nine per cent against the US cost of imported goods, including food
dollar since January this year, the strength prices. Imported inputs account for less
of the dollar is a global phenomenon and than 20 per cent of production cost.”
not just a Malaysian one.
“We understand that the increase in
“In fact, the US dollar is now at a prices, especially in food prices, are a
two-decade high due to aggressive tighten- concern for many. And although the
ing of monetary policy by the (US) Federal exchange rate impact to inflation is not one
Reserve, which increased its policy rate by to one, it partly contributes to the rising
300 bps (basis points) this year. cost of living as higher commodity prices
and supply disruptions affect domestic
“Risk-off sentiments arising from geopo- prices,” she said.
litical conflict and a moderating global
growth outlook have further increased Nevertheless, she said various measures
demand for dollar assets,” she said. are being implemented to lessen the
impact of the increase in prices, including
She said the currencies of other major social assistance, stabilisation of prices and
economies have also depreciated against access to discounted necessity goods.
the US dollar.
Meanwhile, she said the ringgit deprecia-
“If we also look at how the ringgit has
fared against the currencies of our trading

10 OCTOBER 2022

Over RM1.53 billion spent to help padi farmers

The government has spent more than “Apart from that, special assistance of Above pic: Agriculture and Food Industries Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee.
RM1.53 billion to help padi farmers in the RM200 per month for a period of three
country including the input and output months will be given to padi farmers next rice. intend to review the guaranteed minimum
subsidies, the Dewan Rakyat was told on year while awaiting the harvest with a total “For now, the government does not price of rice that has been set,” he said.
Oct 4. allocation of almost RM230 million.

Agriculture and Food Industries Minister “The price of rice is according to the
Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee said the quality set by the IPB (Padi Industry Devel-
agricultural input subsidies were opment Division) and the government
‘Skim Baja Padi Kerajaan Persekutuan’; because it is adjusted to the output
‘Skim Insentif Pengeluaran Padi’ (SIPP); subsidy. Overall, the government spent
‘Skim Baja dan Racun Padi Bukit dan more than RM1.53 billion to help padi
Huma’; as well as ‘Skim Insentif Benih Padi farmers,” he said when replying to a
Sah’ while the output subsidy was provid- question from Datuk Mahfuz Omar
ed under the ‘Skim Subsidi Harga Padi’ (PH-Pokok Sena).
(SSHP).
Meanwhile, Ronald said padi farmers in
He said the government had also the peninsula are currently enjoying the
increased the subsidised rate of pesticides Guaranteed Minimum Price (GMP) at a
under the SIPP from RM200 per hectare rate of RM1,200 per metric tonne or
per season to RM300 per hectare per RM1.20 per kilogramme.
season for 2022 involving approximately
RM62 million. The GMP was adjusted in 2014 and the
rate was also subject to the quality of the

Malaysia can be main contributor to WTO agenda in
economic growth, development

Malaysia, with its active involvement in critical juncture due to the pandemic world is facing, Nanta said Malaysia sufficient supply of essential items and
the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has and the rising food insecurity the welcomed WTO initiatives in ensuring a that they were being sold at reasonable
been seen as able to be the main prices.
contributor to the WTO agenda in terms of
economic growth and development. “It is believed to be able to help countries
like Malaysia in alleviating the financial
WTO director-general Dr Ngozi burden of the people through distribution
Okonko-Iweala conveyed this to Minister of subsidies for food items.
of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi during “Prices of goods will record a decline,
their meeting in Geneva, Switzerland on with a good trade flow and supported by a
September 30. facilitating network, hence giving benefits
to the people,” Nanta said.
In a statement issued in conjunction with
the meeting, Nanta said Iweala also The minister also said that the WTO
congratulated Malaysia for its relatively initiative that suited Malaysia most was the
intact and robust economic performance. initiative on electronic commerce or
e-commerce.
“The meeting was beneficial and useful
as we also touched on various issued “This is because the pandemic has
related to WTO’s contribution to Malaysia’s triggered a change in transactions by users.
economic growth and development,” he Therefore, this e-commerce initiative will
said. definitely help Malaysia to regulate this
sector accordingly, besides not hampering
On world hunger which has reached a the growth of the industry,” he said.

Budget 2023: Focus on tourism sustainability, reduce
utility expenses for tourism product operators

Tourism industry players in the country sustainability, as well as reduction in 2023. Sri Ganesh also suggested that the
want the government to focus on tourism operational and utility expenses in Budget This is to ensure the tourism sector is government introduce a special electricity
tariff for the tourism industry as well as
able to resume operations properly in the financing and tax incentives.
transitory phase to endemicity, as it is one
of the most negatively affected sectors due The caretaker of Ipoh’s tin-mining
to the COVID-19 pandemic. museum Han Chin Pet Soo (HCPS), Leong
Meng Fai, in sharing a similar view, hoped
Malaysia Budget Hotel Association that the government would look into
(MyBHA) national president, Dr Sri Ganesh reducing utility expenses for museums and
Michiel hoped that the government would exhibition centres in the similar category.
consider increasing the threshold value of
the Services Tax under the Sales and “The reduction would be appreciated
Services Tax (SST) for the hotel industry because it greatly relieves our task in
from RM500,000 to RM1.5 million. maintaining the museum, which is not
easy, mainly because HCPS operates in one
“This is because a budget hotel only of many century-old buildings in Ipoh.
earns an average of RM50 per room for a
one-night stay and is not in line with “On top of that, we hope that the budget
current economic requirements. looks into the possibility of funding, even
partially, for the refurbishment of such
“We are serving people mostly under buildings, be it Ipoh or other states, to
the B40 category and as such, increasing ensure the unique structures are kept in
the SST threshold value will facilitate us in top condition and subsequently attract
setting a proper price rate to better serve even more tourists,” he said.
people in that group,” he told Bernama.

11OCTOBER 2022

Johor aims to make its tourism sector no.1 in country
this year

Johor aims to make its tourism sector Above pic: Chief Minister of Johor Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. of the Majestic Johor Festival (FMJ) 2022
number one in the country this year, said here last night.
Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi. terms of our heritage, we are also very “Because of this, we need to be ambas-
proud, not to mention our traditional food. sadors of the state,” he said at the opening Majestic Johor Festival, a collaboration of
He said the hope was to match the various agencies, lasts for 11 days, from
state’s investment achievements, last Thursday (Sept 8) to Sunday (Sept 18),
which recorded the highest investment featuring various tourist attractions and
value in the country at RM60.9 billion, as uniqueness as well as the heritage of 10
well as the success of the state’s football districts in the state.
team, Johor Darul Tazim (JDT), who
emerged champions of the FA Cup on Meanwhile, the Kembara Mahkota Johor
September 12. (KMJ) exhibition, featuring the various
vehicles of the Sultan of Johor, is one
In addition, he said the desire to make of the main attractions of FMJ 2022
the tourism sector number one is also in which is organised for the first time this
line with the state government’s desire to year.
strengthen the economic development of
Johor. The festival is one of the initiatives to
help the tourism sector to further increase
“This is because Johor is blessed with the number of tourists to the state after
beautiful scenery; there are six national being affected due to the COVID-19
parks alone, 131 islands in Mersing. In pandemic.

Johor sets up special committee to help investors

The Johor state government has formed a investors of the state government’s events. now focused on identifying and examining
special committee to help facilitate new commitment to facilitating business opera- In addition to that, he said it was impor- solutions to the challenges faced by
investments and deal with issues faced by tions, thereby further encouraging invest- investors,” he said.
investors. ments, especially those with impact and tant to strengthen Johor’s position as a
high technology, to continue to be in food security hub and fulfil the “wishlist” Onn Hafiz said the cooperation shown by
Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Johor,” he said. of some industrial parks. all members of the Johor Investment
Ghazi, through a post on his Facebook Committee will continue to drive
page, said the committee was made up of Onn Hafiz also said a number of things “Once again, I would like to thank all investments in Johor and bring
various agencies and government-linked had been discussed including the provision parties involved in helping Johor record continuous economic spillover to the state,
companies from the state and federal of basic infrastructure in industrial areas, investments of RM60.9 billion for the first as well as the well-being of the people in
governments. and further increasing domestic and half of this year. the future.
international convention and exhibition
“This effort is important to convince “The state government will not rest over
this achievement. In fact, this committee is

MB: Selangor govt 80 pct ready to face oods

The Selangor government’s preparation Training programme here on September communication lines. Meanwhile, Divisional Secretary
to deal with floods at the end of this year 29, he said a total of RM4 million in Commenting on the alleged corruption (Management Services) at the office of
has reached 80 per cent, including the donations from the public during the the State Secretary, Muhamad Shah
placement of rescue assets in each COVID-19 pandemic and last year’s floods case involving the Shah Alam City Council Osmin, said Selangor received a total of
district. and RM1 million in special funds from the (MBSA), Amirudin said the state govern- 8,543 cubicle tents from the Yayasan
Selangor government had been allocated ment is giving the Malaysian Anti-Corrup- Sultan Ibrahim Johor (YSIJ) in phases since
“The remaining 20 per cent will be for flood preparations this year. tion Commission the space to conduct a May.
translated during the actual incident, thorough investigation.
which involves movement aspects during He said through the allocation, the state “We have distributed these tents to all
search and rescue operations,” said government will provide the necessary He said the state government and MBSA districts in Selangor to speed up assistance
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari. equipment to deal with floods, including have yet to award contracts to any contrac- to flood victims in the event of an unwant-
satellite phones, which are needed in the tors for the Shah Alam flood mitigation ed incident. The distribution is based on
Speaking to reporters after officiating at event of a power outage or disruption of projects, and dismissed the allegations the rate of flood risk by district,” he said.
the Selangor Disaster Simulation and that a cartel was monopolising the project.

Penang ready to work with MACC to tackle corrupt practices

Penang government is ready to work possible,” he said in a statement here on Above pic: Chief Minister of Penang Chow Kon Yeow.
with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption September 30.
Commission (MACC) to ensure that officers worrying. received a total of 919 complaints on the
involved in corrupt practices be dealt with However, Chow said the Penang govern- Based on its statistics, the MACC had transgressions since 2019 until now.
severely. ment wanted MACC to be transparent in
revealing the number of cases brought to
Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the the courts and the number of civil servants
state government welcomed MACC’s found guilty.
investigations on corruption involving civil
servants in the state as they were in line “We demand transparency on the part of
with the CAT principles of good govern- MACC as we do not want the image of
ance, competency, accountability and Penang civil servants and the state govern-
transparency practised since 2008. ment to be tarnished only by account of
the number of complaints received since
“No one is above the law and civil 2019,” he said.
servants, whether from federal, state or
local authorities and agencies, found to be Chow was responding to a statement by
involved in accepting bribes, abuse of MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam
power and making false claims must be Baki yesterday who said that accepting
investigated and charged as soon as bribes, abuse of power and making false
claims among civil servants in Penang were

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上图: 首相拿督斯里依斯迈沙比里（左4）指出大马政府邀请阿联酋参与大马城计划。 间公司控制。
他提到，财政部及首相署经济策划单
首相邀阿联酋参与大马城计划
位正在讨论日后会敲定的发展及配套建
内阁同意不由一两家公司控制 议。

首相拿督斯里依斯迈沙比里指出，我 酋），参与位于吉隆坡的马来西亚城发 他说，内阁已同意重新检视大马城发 “有公司在管理大马城。原则上发展
国已正式邀请阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联 展计划。 展，并秉持原则这项计划不是被一、两 建议与之前没太大差别。已有这项计划
雏形，已提呈，剩下细节还没有。”

依斯迈沙比里于上个月26日抵达阿联
酋展开4天访问，他于翌日在下榻酒店
与马来西亚媒体召开记者会时说，他周
一在总统府与阿联酋总统穆罕默会晤时
发出上述邀请。

“我向他介绍大马城发展，会分不同
阶段和配套项目进行。我也邀请阿联酋
一起参与所提供的配套项目。”

占地196公顷的大马城是TRX City有
限公司独资子公司大马城私人有限公司
（BMSB）所发展，以打造吉隆坡世界
级整体规划项目。

在2021年7月14日，TRX City宣布依
海控股与中国铁路工程集团的联营公司
IWH CREC有限公司收购BMSB60%
股权的重述和修订股份销售协议（
RASSA）已失效，因为涉及方无法就合
约条件达成共识。

不过，TRX City表明会继续落实大马
城愿景。

加强马中数码经济合作

欧阳玉靖提4建议

中国驻马来西亚大使欧阳玉靖就马中 落地契机，围绕数据生产、加工、定 上图: 欧阳玉靖就马中双方数码经济合作，提出4点建议
双方数码经济合作提出4点建议，以便 价、交易等关键环节，在RCEP框架内
两国共同赢得数码时代的战略机遇。 积极构建数码贸易、数码治理的规则和 他说，马中数码经济领域的友好合作 另外，无法亲临会场的中国工业和信
标准；做大做强现有的“数码自由贸易 由来已久，一些中资企业与本地通讯企 息化部长王江平在影片致词时表示，中
第一，他建议加快战略对接，加强发 区”，为东盟地区建设“数码丝路”发挥 业合作，为大马提供稳定高速的网络连 国愿与大马深化5G、通讯和电子商务
展经验和产业政策交流，加快落实马中 示范和带头作用。 接，并参与本地电子商务平台等，为中 等领域的合作，加强政策对接，以应对
数码通信合作谅解备忘录（MOU）， 小型企业链接全球市场打造快速通道。 疫情后的经济复苏压力。
在人才、技术、资金、项目等领域拉好 他于上个月29日在2022年马中数码
合作清单、设计合作成果。 经济论坛上，发表题为“共创、共享、 “中马是缔结千年友谊的好邻居，是 他提到，随着马中两国日前签署了关
共赢，推动中马数码经济合作更上一层 合作共赢的好伙伴。让我们携手奋进， 于数字通信合作的备忘录，两国接下来
第二，他建议两国深耕合作领域，以 楼”演讲时，如是指出。 共同创造科技进步的先进成果，共同分 应加强落实该备忘录，并深挖合作潜
产业数码化、网络化、智能化转型为导 享数码革命的发展红利，共同赢得数码 力，利用中马数码领域充分交流，积极
向，重点推进5G、云计算、数据中 提到中国的数码经济发展，他表示， 时代的战略机遇，推动中马数码经济合 分享地区数码经济典型案例，共同构建
心、人工智能、智慧城市等领域合作， 中国数码经济规模世界领先且快速发 作在更高起点上更上一层楼。” 创新、绿色繁荣的数码经济产业生态。
促进数码技术与实体产业的融合发展， 展，数码经济占该国国内生产总值比
共同促进疫情后经济的韧性复苏。 重，由21.6%提升至39.8%，网络零售
年销售额则达到13.1万亿，规模已是10
他还建议加强人才培养，鼓励自主创 年前的10倍。
新和协同发展，以重点项目为抓手，开
展人才培训、加强技术交流，分享发展 他指出，中国在数码经济国际合作上
经验，推动科创合作，搭建人才高地， 持续深化，倡导“构建网络空间命运共
提高成果转化成效。 同体”，以及深入推进“数码丝绸之路”
建设合作，推动共享“数字红利”，中国
此外，他建议完善数码治理，抓住《 电商平台也助力全球中小企业发展。
区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》(RCEP）

所有国会会议一律取消 选委会近期择定大选日期

随着首相拿督斯里依斯迈沙比里宣布 讨论。 另外，国会下议院议长拿督阿兹哈也
解散国会，选举委员会将会在近期内开 他也呼吁海外选民通过选委会网站申 宣布，他已经收到国家元首所签署的文
会，以决定全国大选的日期。 件，指示解散国会。
请海外投票，至于申请海外投票的截止
选委会秘书依克玛发表文告说，当局 日期，则有待决定。 因此，他说，接下来的下议院会议统
已经收到国会解散的通知，因此必须开 统取消，包括遴选委员会会议及特别遴
会讨论举办大选事宜。 他说，选举官员、选委会成员、警 选委员会会议等。
察、军人和媒体人员必须在选委会网站
他说，除了全国大选，沙巴布加雅 下载1A表格，填好后邮寄给选区内的负
（Bugaya）州议席补选也必须进行 责官员。

132022年10月

国会解散后内阁成看守政府

政府首席秘书：仍可如常开会

上图: 政府首席秘书丹斯里莫哈末祖基。 政府首席秘书丹斯里莫哈末祖基说， 解 散 国 会，末祖基较后受询时对记者
以拿督斯里依斯迈沙比里为首的内阁在 说，内阁也可以继续落实国会解散前所
国会解散后将成为看守政府，仍可如常 作出的决议与政策。
召开内阁会议。
他说，当前情况与2020年和2021年
尽管如此，他说，看守政府不能作出 首相呈辞时不一样，因为两名时任首相
任何政策性的决议，不过，仍可针对治 敦马哈迪医生与丹斯里慕尤丁先后呈
国事宜向国家元首苏丹阿都拉陛下作出 辞，促使内阁自动解散，反观目前，则
进谏。 只是解散国会。

“在看守政府内的正副部长角色不 “内阁还是能继续开会，特别是发生
变，只是不能针对新政策作出决定。” 天灾等等。”

随着依斯迈沙比里于本月10日宣布

国阵州属会同步解散州议会 扎希：保留8国阵之友政党

巫统主席拿督斯里阿末扎希强调，国 究其中7个政党申请转为核心成员党及 上图: 阿末扎希表示，国阵执政的州议会将与国会同步解散。
阵执政的州议会将与国会同步解 以国阵旗帜上阵要求。
散，以减轻选举委员会开销。
他说，国阵正在研究这些政党是否适
他说，至于马六甲、柔佛及沙巴州议 合成为候选人。
会不会解散，因为任期未届满。
针对与伊党合作，他提到，国阵若与
“国阵州政府非常关心，我们不要选 伊斯兰党在大选合作必须是全面的，对
委会因州选举分开举行而承担高昂费 于建议两党合作避开三角战是个诡计。
用，因此决定国阵州属不会分开举行
州选。” “如果要合作就全面合作，而不是因
为要谈判议席避免三角战。”
他于本月10日为国大党代表大会开幕
后，在记者会上这么说。 他也重申，至今巫统不曾与伊党谈判
重组全民共识（MN）。
目前希盟表态所执政的槟城、雪兰莪
及森美兰州议会不会与国会同步解散， 另一方面，他致开幕词时提到，国阵
伊斯兰党执政的登嘉楼、吉兰丹及吉打 同意把国大党竞选宣言纳入国阵竞选宣
州也不会在近期解散州议会。 言里，以考虑到印裔对国家的贡献。

此外，阿末扎希提到，国阵最高理事 国大党竞选宣言包括要求国阵承诺落
会决定保留8个“国阵之友”政党，并研 实印裔社经发展内阁委员会（JKMPSI）
及印裔社会行动计划2.0。

接受国会解散事实 慕尤丁：须确保水灾不影响选民投票

国盟主席丹斯里慕尤丁促请政府机构 选民在任何情况下都得以投票。”
以及选委会，确保一旦发生水灾，必须 针对国盟的议席谈判，慕尤丁说，此
协助选民履行投票的权利。
事已经近乎完成。
他于本月10日召开记者会指出，既然 他说，原任议员可以继续守土，不过
解散国会是已经获得国家元首的御准，
那么国盟也接受此结果。我们一开始就 当中也有一些议席是有多个成员党有意
说了，如果可以不要，那就别（在水灾 竞选的，这就还在讨论中。
期间大选）。但是如果发生，我们就面
对吧。” 他认为，国盟在全国大选有很好的胜
算，因为巫统国阵支持率逐渐下降。
“我们必须协助那些没有能力去投票
的人，不管他们是生病或没病的。政 “这是有研究数据支持的，因为一些
党、政府以及选委会的机关，都要优先 国阵领袖面对法庭官司以及诚信的
此事。不要让人民投诉，他们面对无 问题。”
法去投票的情况，指责我们没有履行
责任。” 慕尤丁说，国盟不相信国阵巫统有所
谓的堡垒区，只要有策略，就可以
“这意味着现在就要开始工作，确保 胜出。

他说，国盟已经开始筛选候选人，获
选条件包括公众的接受度以及背景。

上图: 国盟主席丹斯里慕尤丁。

世行上修我国今年
GDP增长预测至6.4%

在我国今年上半年的强劲经济活动支 今年上半年经济增长远超预期。
持下，世界银行上修马来西亚2022年 他提到，服务业、旅游业和制造业的
的国内生产总值（GDP）增长预期，由
此前预测的5.5%上调至6.4%。 表现改善，加上建筑业的反弹，也促成
更好的修正预测。
世行大马区首席经济学家阿普瓦说，
受本地消费改善及电器和电子（E&E） 不过，世行下修大马2023年的GDP
与大宗商品领域出口强劲增长的推动， 增长预期，由此前预测的4.5%下调至
4.2%。

14 2022年10月

魏家祥：大马航空安全评级重回第一类

交通部长拿督斯里魏家祥博士说，在 上图: 魏家祥（中）与交通部及民航管理局宣布大马航空安全评级重回第一级。 一类别评级的国家的航空承运人，可在
解决美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）所提 美国创立服务并带有美国承运人的代
出的33个问题后，马来西亚在美国的航 他解释，第一类别的航空安全评级意 织安全标准。 码。为了维持这一评级，该国家必须遵
空安全等级已重回第一类别。 味着大马民航有关当局符合国际民航组 “获得IASA（国际航空安全评估）第 守国际民航组织的安全标准。

他指出，FAA于2019年发现的问题最 “至于第二类评级意味着该国可能缺
初没有再次发生，大马民航管理局（ 乏根据最低国际标准监督航空承运人所
CAAM）于去年12月成功在短短6个月 需的法律或法规，或是其民航当局在一
时间内解决FAA第二次评估其中的29个 个或多个方面存在缺陷，例如技术专
问题。 长、训练有素的人员、记录保存或检查
程序。”
他于本月1日召开线上记者会说：“到
了今年7月中旬，FAA重新进行评估， 随着大马重新获得第一类评级，魏家
CAAM已经完成对29个调查结果的所 祥表明，我国将能够安排更多航班或开
有回复，而且所有纠正行动计划都已 辟通往美国的新航线，进一步促进大马
结束。 经济和旅游机会。

“过去两年对CAAM来说是一个关键 2019年11月，国际民航组织基于大马
时期，因为整个组织进行重组，同时通 没有遵守该组织的安全标准，将我国的
过各种努力来加强其工作团队、文件和 航空安全评级下调至第二类别。
为检查员制定全面的培训政策。”
该组织对CAAM进行评估有58项调查
魏家祥目前在国际民航组织（ICAO） 发现，其中25项能够解决，33项保持
蒙特利尔总部展开官访，并会见世界各 开放，导致大马当年航空安全降级。
国交通部长商谈技术合作事宜。

明年农历年经济舱票价高达1400

本地航空公司同意按需求增班次

本地航空公司同意不时根据需求增加 ，回答伊斯兰党龙运区国会议员旺哈山
航次，以解决机票价格偏高的问题。 的提问。

交通部副部长拿督亨利松艾贡说， 旺哈山要求政府解释控制和监督本地
这是该部与大马航空委员会 机票价格的措施。
（MAVCOM）、本地航空公司商议后
所取得的结果，确保所推出的机票价格 亨利松艾贡说，目前吉隆坡-诗巫的
具竞争力。 航班每周有35趟，槟城-诗巫则每周有1
趟，新山-诗巫每周7趟。
“政府向来鼓励我国的航空公司在佳
节旺季增加航次，特别是有高需求的航 此外，他说，根据MAVCOM在上月
线如吉隆坡-诗巫、槟城-诗巫、新山- 14日的观察，2023年农历新年期间，
诗巫。 即1月18至26日的单程经济舱票价介于
100至1235令吉，至于20至21日的高峰
“尽管如此，这些航线所增加的航次 期，单程票价介于210至1400令吉。
则取决于航空公司的商业决定，胥视航
线的商业可行性而定。” 他说，在上个月中旬，目前大部分飞
往东马的单程经济舱票价是低于400
他本月4日在国会下议院的问答环节 令吉。

反贪会需关注防范执法和教育

阿占：官员不能输给
罪犯技术

防范、执法和教育是大马反贪污委员 继续受世人敬畏，仍有许多事项需要探 上图: 反贪会主席丹斯里阿占巴基。
会（MACC）需紧盯的具重大影响的要 讨，以确保它不会被贴上过时的标签。
点，以确保在未来5年时刻主动出击肃 以，我们必需与他们一致。 已足够。
清贪污。 他指出，在未来5年，科技将发生变 “因此，这就是为什么我常说，我们 “最近有文章提到反贪会主席需拥提
化，贪污案件也将变得更为复杂。
反贪会主席丹斯里阿占巴基说，在这 要永远年轻，与时俱进。我可能已经59 控权，我个人的看法是维持（现有）权
之后，无论由谁领导反贪会，都应关注 “即使是现在，也以加密货币的形式 （岁）了，但我必须贴近年轻人以保持 力，不应有这个（提控）权力。
对社会造成危害的事项，它们可能会在 行贿，很难发现……我承认。反贪会和 年轻。年轻人是怎么想的，我也得这样
经济和社会文化等各个方面产生影响。 国家银行仍在寻找解决方案，以了解如 来思考。” “我们的职责是调查和将调查报告呈
何在虚拟世界中追踪资金支付流向。 交给总检察署，他们将决定，他们将在
“反贪会应在防范、执法和教育方面 谈到反贪会主席必需拥有提控权的建 法庭提控，以及由法官裁决。”
发挥角色，以让其行动更有效。如果 “随着这些变化，防范活动不可以拖 议，阿占指出，这没必要，现有的权限
是执法，现有的这些技术需改进或需 太久。我们需要看看如何让现在的治理
改变。 体制赶上不断变化的时代和科技。”

“官员的规模和知识必需提高，我们 谈到教育的反贪课纲，阿占说，课本
不能落后于犯罪分子的技术、发展或犯 内的课纲可能在接下来5年不再适用及
案手法。” 必需更新，以打造拒绝和憎恨贪污的
社会。
阿占巴基配合今日的反贪会成立55
周年庆接受记者访问时，这么指出。 “现在它可能还适用，在未来，随着
人民的思想和科技等的变化，我们所有
他说，如果要让反贪会随着时间推移 人也会另有想法，Y世代另有想法，所

152022年10月

首相沙比里：披荆斩棘
带领国家走上复苏道路

首相拿督斯里依斯迈沙比里指出，尽 国历年来最佳成就。” 2022年9月13日，马来西亚首相拿督斯里依斯迈沙比里会见马来西亚中国企业家
管接任首相时正值国家面对新冠疫情肆 首相指出，政府仅在一年内成功令 联合会总会长、《马中透视》中英马来三语新闻创办人拿督李中平，李中平（右）
虐、经济萧条及政党动荡，但他披荆斩 赠送《马中透视》英文报予首相。
棘努力带领国家走上卫生、政治及经济 劳动力市场恢复充分就业水平，失业率
复苏道路，捍卫大马一家福祉及国家繁 连续12个月下降，即从2021年7月
荣。 4.8%，在今年7月降至3.7%。

他于本月10日在电视直播宣布解散 他说，外国直接投资（FDI）也有显
国会时提到，在2020年初新冠疫情肆 着增加，我国在今年首六个月FDI录得
虐我国，导致国内生产总值萎缩 474亿令吉，与去年全年相比，仅获
5.5%，是自1997-1998年亚洲金融危 481 亿令吉FDI。
机中最大萎缩幅度。
“投资者对大马的信心和兴趣并非突
“随着政府积极主动措施成功使国家 然增加，反之是受到政府采取积极措
摆脱经济危机，最近世界银行上调对我 施，实施亲投资者的政策所促使。
国国内生产总值预测，从5.5%调高至
6.4%。 “当中包括在我每次到外国执行任务
时所签署的双边协议，令我国成为全球
“他说，在全球和平指数方面，我国 其中一个主要投资目的地。”
是163个国家当中被公认世界第18个最
和平国家，在亚洲排名第二，也只是我 依斯迈沙比里也说，我国今年1月至
8月贸易总额与去年1.41兆令吉相比，也
上扬33.1%，至1.87兆令吉。

上图: 拿督李中平（左一）赠送PUCM官方报纸《马中透视》英文报予大马外交部长赛夫丁（右一）和中国驻马大使欧阳玉靖（中）。 尤其是疫情期间，两国政府签署了《关
于疫苗开发和可及性合作协议》，在冠
外交部长和中国大使开幕 病疫苗联合研发、临床试验、联合生
产等方面展开深度合作，取得瞩目
PUCM成功举办2022中国智能科技展览会及论坛 成效。”

李中平：续为马中企业创造更多合作交
流平台

马来西亚中国企业家联合会(PUCM)
会长拿督李中平说，技术是企业不断发
展的驱动力，鉴于当今世界的快速发展
和变化，马来西亚将创新和创造力放在
首位，以实现强劲的经济增长。

李中平指出，PUCM的愿景是打造多
种商业平台，促进和加强中马两国企业
之间的合作与交流，进一步促进和提升
马来西亚人工智能水平的发展和应用，
希望马来西亚的企业能抓住这个机会，
学习和应用中国的先进技术，以提高生
产力和商业效率。

此次的活动赞助商和参展商包括中
国工商银行、声智科技、中国移
动、中国电信、中国联通、大华
技术、中国通讯服务、容联云、vivo、
H3C、Olylife和Subang Ventures等知
名企业。

现场也设有分享环节，由马来西亚数
字经济机构（MDEC）主讲智能科技和
电子、中国工商银行马来西亚（ICBC）
主讲智能银行、中国移动国际马来西亚
（CMI）主讲电信和智能城市、大华技
术马来西亚主讲智能网络安全。

马来西亚中国企业家联合会 (PUCM) 赛夫丁在致辞中说，马来西亚政府希 济发展的重要驱动。
继2019年12月14-15日成功举办马来西 望马中两国企业分享智能技术，加强合 “中马科技创新合作一直是双边关系
亚首次中国智能科技展览会之后，昨日 作，从科技进步中共同受益。他在致此
在吉隆坡再次成功举办2022中国智能 次展会及论坛的贺信中表示，马来西亚 的重要组成部分，呈现良好发展态势，
科技展览会及论坛。马来西亚外交部长 需要不断适应数字化时代，掌握新技术
拿督斯里赛夫丁和中国驻马来西亚特命 以确保竞争力，相信此次展会及论坛将 上图: 主办单位为赞助商颁发感谢状 ，左起依次为：孙化玉、李中平、CC Hew、温力维、
全权大使欧阳玉靖为展览会及论坛主持 促进马中两国在前沿科技方面的交流。 谢少雄、赛夫丁、欧阳玉靖、孙建炜、许泳欣。
开幕礼。
欧阳玉靖：马中可探索新合作方向
大马外交部长拿督斯里赛夫丁说，马
中两国有相似的文明，彼此要一起努力 中国驻马大使欧阳玉靖认为，后疫情
在技术和贸易方面取得成功，确保大 时代，中国愿与马来西亚一道加大现有
家珍惜的文明不会被任何不利因素所 智能制造高新技术的研发和应用合作力
阻碍。 度，积极探索新合作方向，共同提高人
民生活质量，加快国家转型步伐。
他昨日为马来西亚中国企业家联合会
（PUCM）主办的“2022中国智能科技 他指出，马来西亚是“一带一路”沿线
论坛及展览会”主持开幕时说，他明白 重要国家，中马两国社会经济发展战略
科技对生活和人类的重要性，人们拥抱 高度契合，都将科技创新视为社会和经
科技之际可从中受益。

16 2022年10月

上图: 高级部长兼教育部长拉兹代表马政府对中华人民共和国成立73周年表示热烈祝贺。

中国驻马来西亚使馆举办国庆73周年招待会

2022年9月26日下午，驻马来西亚 践行真正的多边主义，推动国际秩序朝 招待会以二十四节令鼓开场，气势恢 招待会场外布置了“中马合作互利共
使馆在吉隆坡举办庆祝中华人民共和国 着更加公正合理的方向发展。 宏，鼓声动人，并表演了舞蹈《飞天乐 赢——庆祝中华人民共和国成立73周年
成立73周年招待会。马来西亚高级部长 舞》、中华民乐《月圆花好》等精彩的 之中资企业风采展”，10余家在马具有
兼教育部长拉兹、国会下议院议长阿兹 欧阳玉靖大使指出，下个月中国共产 演出节目，给嘉宾们带来耳目一新的视 代表性的中资企业参展，吸引嘉宾频频
哈、总理对华事务特使张庆信等政府官 党将召开第二十次全国代表大会。大会 听盛宴。其间，使馆外交官代表、在马 驻足，不时对展览内容发出赞叹，纷纷
员、政党高层、华社领袖、媒体人士、 将全面总结中国改革发展取得的重大成 中资企业员工代表等还合唱了一曲《歌 点赞中国经济、科技发展成就。招待会
中资企业、中国留学生代表以及多国 就和宝贵经验，为中国今年五年乃至更 唱祖国》，献上美好祝福，将全场气氛 结束后，使馆还为嘉宾发放了反映中国
驻马使节逾800人出席。招待会会场 长时期的发展擘画宏伟蓝图。我们将继 推到最高潮。 发展情况的视频光盘等纪念品，大受嘉
花团锦簇，嘉宾人头攒动，气氛友好 续坚持和平发展道路，坚持建设更高水 宾的喜爱和好评。
热烈。 平开放型经济新体制，坚持推动构建人
类命运共同体，为世界和平发展和人类
欧阳玉靖大使在致辞中表示，2022 文明进步贡献更多力量。
年是不平凡的一年，中国人民在中国共
产党的领导下戮力同心、踔厉奋发，在 欧阳玉靖大使指出，今年是中马建交
国家发展的历史征程中留下坚实足迹。 48周年。在双方共同努力下，中马关系
我们自强不息，展现中国气象。中国坚 换挡提速，继续健康稳定向前发展。王
持疫情要防住、经济要稳住、发展要安 毅国务委员兼外长成功访马，明确构建
全，既保护了人民生命安全和健康，也 中马命运共同体的大方向，赋予中马全
稳住了经济社会发展基本盘。中国经济 面战略伙伴关系新的时代内涵，为两国
韧性强、潜力足、回旋余地广、长期向 合作开辟更广阔的发展前景。明年是中
好的基本面没有改变。我们同舟共济， 马建立全面战略伙伴关系十周年，中国
彰显中国担当。中国致力于疫苗公平分 愿与马各界人士共同努力，推动中马关
配，坚持对外开放，将继续为世界经济 系在新起点上迈上新台阶，谱写两国世
企稳复苏提供强大动能，为各国提供更 代友好新篇章。
广阔的市场机会。我们胸怀天下，贡献
中国智慧。中国积极落实全球发展倡 高级部长兼教育部长拉兹作为马方主
议，提出全球安全倡议，坚定维护以联 宾致祝酒词，代表马政府对中华人民共
合国为核心的国际体系和以国际法为基 和国成立73周年表示热烈祝贺。出席的
础的国际秩序，弘扬全人类共同价值， 马方政要等嘉宾纷纷祝贺中华人民共和
国成立73周年，盛赞中国发展成就，祝
愿马中友谊万古长青。