KUALA LUMPUR - Bernama reported, Malaysia has approved 1,361 foreign-owned manufacturing projects under the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) from 2022 to September 2025, with total investments of RM357.1 billion.

MITI said in a written reply to the Dewan Rakyat that these projects are expected to create 185,044 job opportunities.

“The majority of the total, namely 966 projects (or 71%) with approved investments worth RM282.2 billion, have already been realised,” MITI said.

“Meanwhile, 356 manufacturing projects (or 26.2%) are still in the planning stage, involving the location selection process and discussions with developers and consultants,” the ministry added.

MITI said the projects still in the planning stage involve approved investments totaling RM60.1 billion and are expected to generate 39,121 jobs once realised.