00:00Three, two, one...
00:08When a company like Daiso uses Pulau Indah here
00:13as its largest global distribution center worldwide
00:19it must certainly convey a profound message
00:24about the company, Daiso, and about this country, Malaysia.
00:31So, arigato gozaimasu again
00:33because it is a resounding vote of confidence
00:38in Malaysia's economic stability, infrastructure maturity
00:43and your confidence in its long-term potential.
00:49A global distribution center like this
00:53is built around our ports, our roads
00:58and, more importantly, our workforce.
01:03And once it becomes part of a global supply chain
01:08it stays for the long haul.
01:11It brings advanced logistics technology
01:15and know-how into this country
01:18and it brings cargo into our ports
01:21and it's handled here
01:23rather than simply passing through.
01:28And that's exactly the kind of investment
01:32that we are deliberately targeting.
01:35Under the Madani economic framework
01:38we seek to raise the ceiling of our economy
01:42and raising the floor for all the citizens.
01:47So, we do not measure ourselves
01:50only by the headline dollar figure
01:53of the investment we attract.
01:56We also ask whether it creates better paying jobs
02:03building more capabilities
02:06links with malicious suppliers
02:09and supports sustainable development.
02:13Through the new Industrial Master Plan
02:162030 our investment incentives
02:19we are increasingly rewarding those
02:22more holistic outcomes.
02:26Investors, fortunately like that, you know
02:32bringing higher value activities,
02:35skilled jobs and local partnership
02:38should find Malaysia
02:40the most rewarding place to grow.
02:44So, by that measure
02:45this facility is off
02:50for a resounding start.
02:54Now, six centuries have passed
02:58and fortunately
03:00we have seen it in the numbers.
03:03Port Klang today
03:04as alluded to by Anthony Lok
03:07handled a record of 15.1 million TEUs
03:13last year
03:14and ranks among the world's
03:1710 busiest container ports.
03:22So, you have made a good decision
03:25because it has been proven
03:27to be efficient.
03:29Of course, I always ask my colleagues,
03:32my ministers,
03:33are you sure we are super efficient?
03:36Is there room for improvement?
03:38Can you make sure that the authority here
03:41in Port Klang can speed up their process?
03:45Challenge them to be more efficient?
03:48That's naturally my job.
03:50But I will not, of course, deny the fact
03:53that I am proud of the capacity here
03:57and the performance of the entire team
04:00at the port to facilitate the process.
04:05So, we have to capture more
04:08of the value that flows through our ports
04:11instead of the volume
04:13but also value.
04:16So, the Global Distribution Center
04:18shows an example of what it would look like
04:22in practice.
04:23goods will be sorted, stored, and repacked
04:28for different global markets
04:30right here in Pulao Inda.
04:32This is where the value and the skilled jobs
04:36will be located in.
04:38And that is why we are investing across
04:41every mode of transport.
04:43And see, West Ports 2 will nearly double
04:48West Ports capacity.
04:50And we are planning this future megaports
04:54at Pulao Carry.
04:55And we have also insisted that we
04:59fastened the process.
05:02Now, on land, the ECRL and our rail freight network
05:06will carry more cargo with our ports
05:08and off our highways.
05:11In the air, we are expanding airport
05:14and air cargo capacity.
05:16So, through a refreshed national transport policy,
05:21these will work as one system.
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