Published on: Sunday, February 28, 2021
By: Liew Jia Teng
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Singapore: Never looked back since exiting Malaysia over differences in 1965.
FEW would disagree that most multinational corporations invariably favour Singapore over Malaysia when it comes to setting up their regional base or corporate headquarters.
In recent years, other Asean countries – Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines, in particular – have also leapfrogged Malaysia as the preferred destination.
Facebook, Google, Amazon, Tencent Holdings, BT Group, BMW, Grab Holdings, Uber Technologies, Allianz, Vodafone Group, Bombardier, Akzo Nobel and CMA CGM are just some of the companies that have made Singapore their Asia-Pacific operational hub.
By LIEW JIA TENG FEW would disagree that most multinational corporations invariably favour Singapore over Malaysia when it comes to setting up their r.