{"id":8193,"date":"2021-02-11T20:22:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T12:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8193"},"modified":"2021-02-11T20:22:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T12:22:08","slug":"malaysia-becomes-a-critical-hub-for-intel-corporations-global-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8193","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia becomes a critical hub for Intel Corporation&#8217;s global operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 &#8212; Malaysia has become a critical hub for Intel Corporation&#8217;s global operations in delivering industry-leading products worldwide,\u00a0corporate vice president Robin Martin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin, who is also managing director of&nbsp;Intel Malaysia, said Intel&#8217;s growth in Malaysia has been made possible by the government&#8217;s strong partnership, the country&#8217;s diverse talent pool,&nbsp;well-established infrastructure, as well as robust supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs we know, countries are getting more and more competitive in attracting investors and that is why partnering with the government is crucial for change to happen and to happen rapidly,\u201d he said in a video interview Thursday.<\/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\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"Intel\" class=\"wp-image-8194\" width=\"493\" height=\"307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013-160x100.jpg 160w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013-800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>He said it is important to acknowledge that while 2020 had\u00a0been a challenging year for all, people have all come to embrace living and working in this new norm, which is preparing them for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur ambition and opportunities have never been greater. We stand on&nbsp;the brinks of several technology inflection&nbsp;such as artificial intelligence, 5G, (amid) the rise of the Internet age, that together, will shape the future of technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBased on the strong set of ingredients that we have, Malaysia has the potential to make this a reality. We need to be determined&nbsp;to create the path forward and enable this future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin said a majority of Intel&#8217;s workforce has been working from home since March last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said&nbsp;the company has been able to meet all of its customers&#8217; requirements during the pandemic through a combination of standard operation procedure (SOP) compliance, caring for employees, a robust supply chain, and government support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the community, we donated nearly RM4 million in medical equipment, personal protective equipment, e-learning laptops, groceries, and foods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese have all gone out to schools, hospitals, prisons, welfare homes, non-governmental organisations, frontliners, and underserved families,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/business\/news.php?id=1930849\">BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 &#8212; Malaysia has become a critical hub for Intel Corporation&#8217;s global&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013.jpg",1110,694,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013-300x188.jpg",300,188,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013-768x480.jpg",640,400,true],"large":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013-1024x640.jpg",640,400,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013.jpg",1110,694,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013.jpg",1110,694,false],"newsium-slider-full":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013.jpg",1110,694,false],"newsium-featured":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013.jpg",1024,640,false],"newsium-medium":["https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/59ed8731f9eff82111920dd9e36146b360250fdbbe013.jpg",720,450,false]},"author_info":{"info":["Editor"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?cat=1\" rel=\"category\">Uncategorized<\/a>","tag_info":"Uncategorized","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8195,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8193\/revisions\/8195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}