Malaysia: an Asian gateway to the world

AbstractApart from China with its enormous human resources, we talk of the “Four Tigers”, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. But others are following in their footsteps in that the market economy in its various forms is being accepted as the guiding economic principle in countries like Malaysia. Malaysia is strategically located in the heart of Southeast Asia -one of the world's fastest growing regions. Today, Malaysia is amongst the world's leading exporters of manufactured goods, such as semiconductors and audio-visual equipment. I was greatly impressed with the economic strides taking place in Malaysia which is also becoming the Asian base for semiconductors