KUALA LUMPUR – Kuala Lumpur has thanked Tokyo for its contribution to Malaysia’s development as it marked the 30th anniversary of its “Look East Policy.”
The policy, introduced in February 1982, aims to emulate Japan’s work ethic and business skills and to acquire Japanese technological knowhow. It was the brainchild of then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
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