Malaysia aims to become a world-class logistics hub: Anwar

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06 Nov 2026
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Malaysia aims to become a world-class logistics hub: Anwar

By Qirana Nabilla Mohd Rashidi

PETALING JAYA: The government is intensifying efforts to expand Malaysia’s transport infrastructure across all sectors to strengthen its position as a world-class logistics hub, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yesterday.

He said Malaysia had prospered throughout its history not merely because of its strategic geographical location, but also its ability to connect economies around the world.

“The Straits of Melaka has steered commercial flows for centuries. Our ambition is to expand it across land, sea and air to make Malaysia a world-class logistics hub.

“Port Klang handled a record 15.1 million twenty-foot equivalent units last year and ranks among the world’s 10 busiest container ports,” he said at the opening of Daiso’s New Global Distribution Centre (GDC) in Pulau Indah.

Anwar said the GDC reflected Malaysia’s broader trade ambitions, with goods arriving from around the world, gaining value on Malaysian shores before being distributed to markets across the globe.

“Goods will be sorted, stored and repacked at the Pulau Indah centre for distribution to various international markets, creating skilled jobs for Malaysians in the process.

“That is why we are investing across every mode of transport. At sea, Westports 2 will nearly double Westports’ capacity, and we are planning a future mega-port at Pulau Carey.

“On land, the East Coast Rail Link and our rail freight network will carry more cargo to our ports and off our highways. In the air, we are expanding airport and air cargo capacity. Through a refreshed National Transport Policy, these will work as one system.”

Anwar said Daiso’s decision to establish its largest global distribution centre in Pulau Indah was a strong vote of confidence in Malaysia’s economic stability and infrastructure readiness.

“When a company like Daiso chooses Pulau Indah for its largest Global Distribution Centre worldwide, it says something quite profound about the company and about this country.

“So, we do not measure ourselves only by the headline dollar figure of the investments. We also ask whether it creates better-paying jobs, builds more capabilities, links with Malaysian suppliers and supports development.”

Also present were Transport Minister Anthony Loke, Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia Noriyuki Shikata, and Daiso Industries Co Ltd president and CEO Seiji Yano.

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