Phoong with Teo during her working visit to Sabah.
KOTA KINABALU: A new telecommunication infrastructure will be installed at Kota Kinabalu Industrial Park (KKIP) here to improve the connectivity in the industrial park.
This was announced by Deputy Communications and Digital Minister Teo Nie Ching during her working visit to Sabah today, said Industrial Development and Entreprenuership Minister Phoong Jin Zhe.
Phoong expressed his gratitude to Teo and also the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for taking action swiftly to ensure the State have strong connectivity to attract more investments.
It will boost the confidence of investors such as SK Nexilis and SBH Kibing Solar that have invested RM4.28 billion and RM2.48 billion respectively, he said in a statement today.
According to Phoong, he raised the issue to the Teo on June 22 and he was grateful that the Deputy Minister had looked into it immediately.
“I’ve received complaints regarding poor connectivity from both foreign and domestic investors in KKIP and, therefore, my Ministry immediately wrote to both KKIP and the Deputy Minister to look into the issue.
“We received request from both SK Nexilis and SBH Kibing Solar to improve the infrastructure to upgrade the connectivity to ensure their operations would run smoothly.
“This would always be our priority, ensuring that infrastructure is complete and sufficient for our industry players and foreign investors,” he said.
He said connectivity is very crucial to attract investment as it is a global trend to move towards to digitalisation and artificial intelligence.
He said his Ministry will continue to work closely with related authorities to ensure that the installation will be completed within this year.
