“The halal industry... will be expanded to include the pharmaceutical cosmetic sector.”

JIMMY PUAH WEE TSE, Johor International Trade, Investment and Utility Committee chairman

ISKANDAR PUTERI: The Johor government, through the Johor State Investment Centre (JSIC), will embark on several missions abroad this year to attract investors to the state.

Johor International Trade, Investment and Utility Committee chairman Jimmy Puah Wee Tse said yesterday it would visit Singapore, China, Japan and South Korea, among others.

The objectives were to provide information on potential investment opportunities in the state and woo foreign investors.

He said he would be leading about 100 people to Singapore on August 27, while another delegation would be heading to Xiamen next month for the China International Fair for Investment Trade.

Puah said the state government had also sought to explore new industry sectors with the focus on “high-tech”, “high-value” and “halal”, or “3H”.

He added that this would drive Johor to a higher level of economic growth, in line with the state government’s Fourth Industrial Revolution goal.

“The state government realises that relying on the traditional investment sector alone is not good enough and there is a need to explore new industries to generate more investments.

“The halal industry, which has been associated mainly with the food industry, will be expanded to include the pharmaceutical cosmetic sector,” he said.