With Malaysia a key trading hub and a critical manufacturing hub that is tightly bound by global industry value chains, government-imposed lockdowns have significant global consequences on the semiconductor industry, impacting the car industry and chipmakers. We speak to Dato Seri Wong Siew Hai, President of the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association on the impact of current lockdowns to the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

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Produced by: Philip See

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Tags:  Covid-19,  business,  lockdowns,  impact,  semiconductor,  chips,  industry,