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KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — The Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) has held talks with leading tech giant Intel on the reinvestment and expansion of its operations in Malaysia.

BENGALURU, April 23 — Intel is set to unveil plans this week to slash more than 20 per cent of its workforce, in a move to streamline operations and reduce bureaucratic inefficiencies, Bloomberg News reported yesterday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 22 — American tech giants Intel and Oracle have raised concerns about the impact of the United States’ tariffs on their operations in Malaysia, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — Malaysia sees a huge opportunity to be tapped in the electrical and electronics (E&E) sector amid the United States (US)-China tensions, said Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 19 — Swedish telecommunication giant Ericsson and Intel, one of the world's largest chipmakers, are set to collaborate in Malaysia on the development of 5G use cases that can accelerate the adoption of new technology for enterprises and digitalisation in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Intel Corp will invest more than US$7 billion to build a new chip-packaging and testing factory in Malaysia, chief executive Pat Gelsinger said on Thursday, expanding production in the country following a global shortage of semiconductors.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 14 — American chip manufacturer Intel Corporation will invest RM30 billion (US$7.10 billion) in a new, state-of-the-art facility in Malaysia, the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) said yesterday.