Malaysia's recent political stability convinced Amazon Web Services to invest, says PM

By MARTIN CARVALHO, RAHIMY RAHIM and TARRENCE TAN

KUALA LUMPUR: Amazon Web Services (AWS) took a wait-and-see approach before deciding to invest RM25.5bil in Malaysia, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic).

"Negotiations started in December 2019 and were ongoing.

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