Liew Chin Tong

In his royal address to the Johor State Assembly on 9 May, His Royal Highness Tunku Ismail, the Regent of Johor expressed his hope: “Adalah menjadi keutamaan saya untuk memastikan semua Bangsa ...

https://liewchintong.com/2024/05/14/paradigm-shift-needed-to-ensure-js-sezs-success/

Thank you for inviting me to the launch of the Lam Manufacturing Malaysia Warehouse. I’m really glad to join you in celebrating this key milestone for Lam Research. I am on a three-day visit to...

https://liewchintong.com/2024/05/07/the-semiconductor-industry-is-to-power-the-future/

The Malaysia Steel Council (MSC) is a consultative body constituted by the MITI, government agencies and the representatives of the steel industry. MITI Minister Tengku Zafrul Tengku Aziz has kin...

https://liewchintong.com/2024/04/16/reshaping-the-malaysian-iron-and-steel-industry/

I thank Datuk Tan Yew Sing, the relentless bridge builder, for inviting me to launch his book “Trail of Lights, Journey of Tan Yew Sing” as well as to say a few words at this “Way forward f...

https://liewchintong.com/2024/03/24/building-bridges-for-the-future-rethinking-malaysias-higher-education/

Malaysia, Southeast Asia, and the world need a new trade agenda. It cannot be the regurgitation of old clichés but rather a fresh approach. The new agenda has to steer nations away from racing t...

https://liewchintong.com/2024/03/02/racing-to-the-top-shaping-the-next-trade-agenda/

I am deeply honoured to be invited to address the Fifth Cohort of the National Resilience College. The NRC is designed to provide courses for a select group of senior officers of Brigadier Genera...

https://liewchintong.com/2024/02/19/tun-razak-moment-an-opportunity-for-reset/

Geopolitical tensions and wars are now dominating headlines. Yet three decades ago, the world was a much more optimistic place. The idea of Asia Pacific, and the idea of Asia Pacific Economic Coo...

https://liewchintong.com/2024/02/15/key-to-prosperity-racing-to-the-top/

Semiconductors are the most strategic goods of our time, akin to the new oil. Although one would assume that such a strategic sector would attract a lot more attention, up until recently it was o...

https://liewchintong.com/2024/02/05/new-model-to-move-malaysia-up-the-global-semiconductor-value-chain/

The urgent need for green transition is pushing for greater demand for critical mineral resources across the world. As a country with significant deposits of critical minerals, Malaysia needs a l...

https://liewchintong.com/2024/02/05/malaysias-four-focus-areas-on-critical-minerals/

I shared my view at the Indo-Pacific Economic Forum – Singapore 2024 organised by French premier economics institution Le Cercle des économistes. The theme of the conference was “Indo-Pacifi...

https://liewchintong.com/2024/01/25/fresh-ideas-for-new-trade-agenda/