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Malaysia has the stability, talent and ambition to become a leading digital powerhouse in Southeast Asia, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at the Mantap Malaysia Bersama AI programme at Universiti Malaya on Wednesday (Nov 4).

Welcoming Google’s additional US$15bil investment in Malaysia over the next two years, the Prime Minister said foreign direct investment (FDI) was indispensable to the country’s economic dynamism.

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00:06Ladies and gentlemen, there we have you the official launch of Mansa Malaysia.
00:11Now when you look, you took the stage, Ruth, just moments ago,
00:18to announce Google's additional investment to Malaysia.
00:22You confirm what we in Malaysia have long known.
00:26Our nation possesses the stability, the talent, the ambition to be a premier digital powerhouse in Southeast Asia.
00:39Let me state this with absolute clarity.
00:43Foreign direct investment is indispensable to Malaysia's economic dynamism.
00:49Capital inflows of this magnitude provide the essential fuel for macroeconomic expansion.
00:58They build cutting-edge physical assets, sign sovereign confidence to global markets,
01:05and anchor our position at the forefront of the global artificial intelligence revolution.
01:13We celebrate this commitment as a monumental milestone.
01:20At the same time, under the economic madali framework,
01:25and our new industrial master plan 2030,
01:29our goal is to ensure that capital aligns with our deeper national journey.
01:35FDI is vital, and its full power is realized when it elevates three fundamental pillars.
01:43First, building resilient, globally competitive Malaysian industries.
01:50Second, human capital development that lifts up the whole of society.
01:56And third, ethical stewardship of our energy and natural resources.
02:03This is where Google's blueprint sets a compelling standard for all investors.
02:12The first pillar, the successful investment, builds lasting groups within an economy.
02:19During its construction phase alone, this initiative will contribute to our GDP and support more local jobs.
02:27Once operational, it will sustain a specialist position, paying wages above the national medium.
02:36To me, this is precisely where policy meets doing what is right and just.
02:46In economic madali, we do not measure success by headlines alone,
02:51but by whether our brightest young talents can earn what they truly deserve
02:59and work with their heads held high on the global stage.
03:17People will be meaning for their talented employees чем while working in the company.
03:20There has been so many out there in the company that often do not to work on the nationalek that
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