Lai Wei Sieng says industry-linked training is crucial to ensure local workers benefit from growing investment opportunities in Melaka.
Key takeaways
Melaka attracted RM28.96 billion in approved investments from 2023 to 2025, potentially creating 25,100 jobs. In 2025 alone, approvals reached RM14.69 billion, a 77.7% increase from 2024, marking the state's highest level in 22 years.
- Melaka's 2025 investment approvals totaled RM14.69 billion, split between RM8.43 billion foreign and RM6.26 billion domestic funds.
- Texas Instruments opened a second factory in November 2025, potentially attracting RM5 billion in investments and creating 500 jobs.
- Manufacturing investment fell to RM2 billion in 2025 but more than doubled in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the prior year.
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Melaka saw RM396 million in approved investments for the first quarter of 2026, compared to RM184.4 million in the corresponding period a year earlier.PETALING JAYA: Melaka's surge in approved investments is creating opportunities for better-paying jobs, but equipping local workers with the right skills will be crucial to ensuring they benefit from the state's economic growth.
The state attracted RM28.96 billion in approved investments involving 752 projects between 2023 and 2025, potentially creating 25,100 jobs.
In 2025 alone, investment approvals reached RM14.69 billion, a 77.7% increase from RM8.26 billion in 2024, the state's highest level in 22 years.
Of the total approved in 2025, RM8.43 billion came from foreign investments and RM6.26 billion from domestic investments, involving 312 projects expected to create 4,612 jobs.
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