On Jan 25, 2024, the Hindu festival of Thaipusam, Selangor executive councillor Ng Sze Han and Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari carved out an hour from their busy constituency schedules for a breakfast meeting.

Together with Yong Kai Ping, chief executive of the Selangor Information Technology and Digital Economy Corporation (Sidec), the trio met a special visitor to discuss the future of Malaysia’s semiconductor industry...