{"id":5110,"date":"2020-07-18T13:46:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-18T05:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5110"},"modified":"2020-07-18T13:46:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T05:46:35","slug":"malaysia-needs-to-produce-critical-products-muhyiddin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=5110","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia needs to produce critical products &#8211; Muhyiddin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, July 18&nbsp;&#8212; Malaysia needs to have the capability to produce critical products, said Prime Minister&nbsp;Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said this covered the food and beverage sector, medical devices, medicines, petrochemicals, and personal protective equipment like gloves and face masks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f2274b0f828ac184bfd08769142d66f75f127d2cd98b0-1024x553.jpg\" alt=\"products\" class=\"wp-image-5111\" width=\"435\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f2274b0f828ac184bfd08769142d66f75f127d2cd98b0-1024x553.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f2274b0f828ac184bfd08769142d66f75f127d2cd98b0-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f2274b0f828ac184bfd08769142d66f75f127d2cd98b0-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f2274b0f828ac184bfd08769142d66f75f127d2cd98b0-185x100.jpg 185w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f2274b0f828ac184bfd08769142d66f75f127d2cd98b0-350x189.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f2274b0f828ac184bfd08769142d66f75f127d2cd98b0-800x432.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/f2274b0f828ac184bfd08769142d66f75f127d2cd98b0.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When the country has this capability, we can reduce the outflow of the Malaysian currency and increase the export of local items,\u201d he said when launching the national-level Mega Sales Programme and Buy Malaysian Products Campaign at\u00a0Suria KLCC\u00a0here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the government is studying and review the existing policies to reduce dependence on imported items and give priority to building the capacity of local industries to produce made in Malaysia products, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; 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