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WILAYAHPERAKSELATANSouth Perak Region

“WPS is built on the spirit of inclusiveness and sustainability towards creating a high income state; providing jobs that would raise the living standards and income level of its people. This aspiration is the driver of economic growth planned for WPS, championing excellence and innovation for the business community.”

YAB DATO’ SERI DIRAJA DR ZAMBRY ABD KADIRMenteri Besar of Perak

South Perak Region

Malaysia, the Bigger Picture

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Malaysia – a destination of choice for investors and tourists alike. A country consisting of a young population ever ready for the vigour and rigour of development.

Strategically located in the heart of South East Asia, Malaysia is the perfect hub for any business. Extending your reach into Asia, the fastest growing economy in the world, Malaysia provides excellent market access granting it as a hotspot for foreign direct investments in Asia Pacific.

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Source: Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) Department of Statistics, Malaysia

Electrical andElectronics product

Liquified NaturalGas (LNG)

Chemical andChemical product

Palm oil & Palm-based product

Petroleum product

Machinery, Appliances& Parts

Major exports:

* Malaysia ranked 23rd on the World Bank Doing Business 2017 report by World Bank

** Malaysia ranked 19th on the World Competitiveness Yearbook 2016 by Institute of Management Development (IMD)

With a well-developed infrastructure and high skilled workforce, Malaysia remains competitive** and committed in supporting a market oriented economy through its pro-business Government policies. Its aspiration in becoming a high income nation has motivated technological adoption in every aspect of the economy, extending the benefits to its people.

Workforce : 14.92 million

GDP : RM 1,107.9 billionGDP Growth: 4.5%

Inflation rate : 1.9%

Natural resources :Crude oil, Natural gas,

Tin, Timber, Palm Oil, Rubber.

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On a land of abundant natural tropical beauty and rich history and culture, emerges an exciting development, poised to be the next leading regional economy in South East Asia.

Wilayah Perak Selatan (WPS), a Perak state agenda – a new growth area of Koridor Utara, the Northern Corridor Economic Region. It is situated in Perak, the second largest state of West Malaysia. A vast area covering over one million acres of land, WPS consists of four interconnected nodes focusing on 15 Economic Catalyst Projects (ECPs). Each node represents its own unique strength, with detailed development delineation offering businesses limitless possibilities.

With excellent connectivity and accessibility via road, rail and sea, WPS is the up and coming economic pulse of the northern region. It is the melting pot of skilled talent, converging in a dynamic business hub.

A comprehensive development, aligned with the aim to spur continuous growth in the state, WPS carries with it the vision to transform the economic landscape and elevate the living standards of the people.

Vision of the Future

Wilayah Perak Selatan (WPS), a Perak state agenda – a new growth area of Koridor Utara, the Northern Corridor Economic Region. It is situated in Perak, the second largest state of West Malaysia. A vast area covering over one million acres of land, WPS consists of four interconnected nodes focusing on 15 Economic Catalyst Projects (ECPs). Each node represents its own unique strength, with detailed development delineation offering businesses limitless possibilities.

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WPS is the vision of the future. Come and forge your future with us.

With excellent connectivity and accessibility via road, rail and sea, WPS is the up and coming economic pulse of the northern region. It is the melting pot of skilled talent, converging in a dynamic business hub.

A comprehensive development, aligned with the aim to spur continuous growth in the state, WPS carries with it the vision to transform the economic landscape and elevate the living standards of the people.

at a glance

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Population:402,000

Land Area :449,252 ha

GDP per capita:RM 6,496*

15 Economic Catalyst Projects

The size of

WPS

6 x Singapore 96 x Putrajaya2 x Iskandar Malaysia1.6 x GreaterKuala Lumpur

MU’ALLIM

BATANGPADANG

HILIR PERAK

BAGAN DATUK

* Estimate (2015)

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1.5hrs to Singapore by flight

1.01 million labour force -22% skilled workers

71 industrial parks

3 major highways and2 major railroads

One of the main producersof palm oil and natural rubber

for Malaysia**

Total investment of RM3.9b*FDI: RM3.4bDDI: RM0.5b

**Malaysia is the world’s second largest producer of palm oil Source: Malaysian Palm Oil Board

**Malaysia is the world’s fifth largest producer of natural rubber Source: Malaysian Rubber Export Promotion Council

5th largest contributor foragriculture in Malaysia

Home to the largest nationalautomotive plant, Proton City

in Tanjung Malim

GDP per capita: RM 25,418GDP Growth: 5.9%

Land Area :2.1 million ha

PERAK

* Manufacturing sector only (2015) Source: Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)

Perak State

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ECPsNodesPowering

TELUKINTAN

BAGANDATUK

Key sectors : Automotive

5 Economic Catalyst Projects:• NXGV25 (Next Generation Vehicle) AutoCity• 1MYC (1 Malaysia Youth City)• Satellite City• Tanjung Malim Golf Resort• Ulu Slim Wellness Resort

Node 2 TANJUNG MALIMNode 1 BAGAN DATUKKey sectors : Heavy Industries, Logistics & Tourism

5 Economic Catalyst Projects:• Perak Heavy Industrial Park (PHIP)• Logistics Hub• Bagan Datuk Water City (BDWC)• RESCOM (research-commercialisation project located within BDWC)• Palm Oil Industrial Cluster (POIC)

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TAPAH

TANJUNGMALIM

Key sectors : Education

2 Economic Catalyst Projects:• New Township – EduCity• R&D Hub (Commercialisation) with SME Park

Key sectors : Agro-based industries

3 Economic Catalyst Projects:• Palm Oil Bio Cluster• Organic Cluster (Plastics, Chemical, Rubber, Fertilisers)• Agro-based industries

TELUK INTANNode 3 TAPAH Node 4

WPS is strategically located within a 2-hour drive from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia as well as Penang, the largest northern city. Both cities are also accessible via the high speed Electric Train System (ETS), with frequent daily trips.

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Hop on a 90-min flight to Singapore and you arrive at the most well-connected air hub in the region.

With a network of well-maintained highways and railways, this provides an advantageous geographical bearing opening itself to spill over effects from the surrounding regions.

High accessibility paired with vast land for expansion, WPS presents investors with an attractive proposition for growth and future expansion.

TAPAH

Connecting you to the world

153km to Ipoh from Butterworth

BUTTERWORTH IPOH

1 hour 50 min

198km to Ipoh from KL2 hours 20 min

KL IPOH

556km to Ipoh from Singapore

SINGAPORE IPOH

1 hour 20 min

6 hours 2 hours

1 hour 30 min

Node 1

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Leveraging on its geographical strength and the spillover from the logistics connectivity, Bagan Datuk demonstrates a strong capability and the capacity to support and grow the heavy industries, and to become the catalyst for growth in WPS.

Perak Heavy Industrial Park (PHIP), the flagship development of Bagan Datuk offers good accessibility for easy access and movement of goods. Designed to forge industrial partnerships with other parks in Malaysia creating a ready cluster, PHIP is set to be equipped with world-class facilities and infrastructure, efficient park management alongside impervious security control.

Complementing the heavy industries and the logistics hub is the new township of Bagan Datuk Water City, an immaculately planned township to cater to the demand of residential, commercial, recreational, educational and world-class tourism and hospitality facilities.

THE CATALYST OF WPS

Recently granted as the 12th district of Perak, Bagan Datuk is set to be the catalyst of WPS with the development of heavy industries, supported by sea gateway and logistics hub.

The development of PHIP and BDWC is set to lead to greater heights of connectivity and infrastructure development, key economic sector growth that boosts the state’s production level and its capability to attract large scale investments.

BAGANDATUK

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Perak HeavyIndustrial Park(PHIP)

LogisticsHub

Bagan DatukWater City(BDWC)

RESCOM(research-commercialisationproject locatedwithin BDWC)

Palm OilIndustrialCluster(POIC)

1 2 3 4 5

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WPS is in the midst of positioning Tanjung Malim as the Southeast Asia leader in the next generation technology of Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV). Known as NXGV25, this ECP will create a dedicated living laboratory (test bed) for some of the world’s leading companies from the automotive, telecommunication, cybersecurity and technology industries to develop their CAV products and services in a dedicated cluster.

This initiative will accelerate the adoption of CAVs in major metropolitan cities around Malaysia and Southeast Asia as early as 2025.

NXGV25 will eventually also be positioned as a CAV manufacturing and services development centre for businesses that intend to use Malaysia’s competitive economic environment as their platform in Asia region.

SOUTH EAST ASIA’S NEXTGENERATION AUTOMOTIVE CENTRE

Node 2

An outline of a modern township, Tanjung Malim is where businesses and talents converge, while hospitality and tourism flourish. Tanjung Malim will be at the pinnacle of automotive technology in the region, claiming its position as South East Asia’s Next Generation Automotive Centre.

TANJUNGMALIM

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TANJUNGMALIM

“The main focus of the roadmap will revolvearound safer and efficient “driver-free, driving choice”.

This, in short, could translate to self-driving cars for Malaysia.In the roadmap, there is a component for the autonomous

vehicle to be driver-free.”

Dato’ Madani Sahari,Chief Executive Officer,

Malaysia Automotive Institute

NXGV25AutoCity

1MYC(1 MalaysiaYouth City)

SatelliteCity

Tanjung MalimGolf Resort

Ulu SlimWellnessResort1 2 3 4 5


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Set to be a fully integrated education hub, housing selected faculties of universities and advanced skills colleges and educational institutions, Tapah is the perfect location to create light spirited intellectuals. Its catalyst development, EduCity is envisioned to act as a feeder of talent to support the various economic activities of the four nodes in WPS and beyond.EduCity will initially focus on the needs and requirements from the automotive, heavy industries and tourism sector. While it continues to build the talent pool to immediately serve these growing industries, it will remain sensitive towards the future needs of the emerging sectors and the nodes. With academia industry and R&D centres, student accommodation and amenities, Tapah provides an excellent environment in cultivating the right type of talent.

Collaboration between academia and industry is made possible via commercial research and

CULTIVATOROF TALENT

BAGANDATOH

TELUKINTAN

development hubs. Supporting and ancillary enterprises will be housed in SME Parks, providing a complete ecosystem to allow industrial growth and sustainability.

The tourism industry plays a supportive yet significant role across the development, creating additional value to support the economic activities in WPS.

BAGANDATOH

TELUKINTAN

Node 3

TAPAH

TANJUNGMALIM

TAPAH

TANJUNGMALIM

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NewTownshipEduCity

R&D Hub(Commercialisation)with SME Park1 2


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Subsequently, element of holistic green economy and the adoption of ICT in plantations and agriculture are incorporated in the roadmap of the strategies for rubber, plastics and fertilizer clusters.

The national emphasis on food security has presented Teluk Intan the opportunity to leverage on its experience and technology developed throughout the years in the industry. With a clear focus on agro-based industries, WPS enables the rural community, majority consisting of the Bottom 40 per cent (B40) income group, to be part of this important initiative in providing the people with access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food.

With its rich natural resources, the Economic Catalyst Projects designed for the node will help create an eco-agro-tourism and industrial footprint for Teluk Intan.

REDEFINING AGRICULTURETHROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Playing a key role in Malaysia’s position as the second largest producer of palm oil in the world, Teluk Intan is redefining its standing in traditional agriculture by employing higher value and spillover strategies in the cultivation and processing of oil palm.

PALM OIL CLUSTERBecome the leader in research and technology to increase productivity and enhance diversification

PLASTICS CLUSTERDevelop an environmentally friendly plastics cluster to create a holistic green economy ecosystem

Node 4

TELUKINTAN

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Palm OilBio Cluster

Agro-BasedIndustries

Organic Cluster(Plastic, Chemical,Rubber, Fertilisers)

1 2 33 Economic Catalyst Projects

FERTILISERS CLUSTEREmphasis to be given to the increase use of ICT in plantation and agriculture

TELUKINTAN

Prop

osed

Road

132'

EAST WEST COAST EXPRESSWAY (WCE)

WEST COAST

BATANG PADANG

MU'ALLIM

BAGANDATUK

HILIR PERAK

MU'ALLIM

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MAP OF CONNECTIVITY WITH OTHER NODES

North South HighwayRailwayWest Coast ExpresswayProposed Rail Extension Tapah - Bagan DatukProposed Bagan Datuk - Slim Expressway (BASE)

LEGEND

No Man is an Island

Accessibility and connectivity for WPS reaches out not only to the major cities but also within the nodes to create a complementary and symbiotic eco-system further enhancing economic value.

TAPAH

TANJUNGMALIM

TELUKINTANBAGAN

DATUK

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ROAD CONNECTIVITY

• The North-South Expressway: links Perak from Seberang Perai (North) to Hulu Selangor (South)

• The West Coast Expressway (expected completion in 2020): connects Taiping in Perak to Banting in Selangor

• The Proposed Bagan Datuk-Slim Expressway (BASE): will connect Slim River to Bagan Datuk

• Road development within Hilir Perak and Bagan Datuk: connects the proposed heavy industries development to the neighbouring districts

RAIL CONNECTIVITY

• West Coast Line: passes through major towns and industrial zones in Perak; connects Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand

• Railway Development: under the South Perak Development Plan, a potential branch line will directly link to the proposed Perak Heavy Industrial Park in Bagan Datuk

TAPAH

TANJUNGMALIM

TELUKINTAN

BAGANDATUK

DISTANCE AND TRAVELLING TIME

2 hours 30 min | 215km

KL to Bagan Datuk(upon completion of WCE)

2 hours | 151kmIpoh to Bagan Datuk

10 min | 8km

Bagan Datuk Townto Bagan Datuk Water City

15 min | 14km

Bagan Datuk Water Cityto Perak Heavy Industrial Park

18 min | 18km

Perak Heavy Industrial Parkto Hutan Melintang

45 min | 93.2kmKL to Tanjung Malim

1 hour 15 min | 119kmIpoh to Tanjung Malim

2 hours | 126km

Bagan Datukto Tanjung Malim

1 hour 15 min | 150kmKL to Tapah

52 min | 53.6kmIpoh to Tapah

1 hour 35 min | 86.2kmBagan Datuk to Tapah

2 hours 06 min | 169kmKL to Teluk Intan

1 hour 37 min | 94.4kmIpoh to Teluk Intan

52 min | 45.9kmBagan Datuk to Teluk Intan

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With a perceptive foresight and strategic planning, WPS endeavours to offer investors a wide spectrum of opportunities, fully supported by both the state and federal governments.

At the federal level, WPS state agenda is reported at Northern Corridor Implementation Authority (NCIA) Council which is chaired by the Prime Minister.

The WPS Executive Committee, chaired by the Menteri Besar of Perak stands at the highest state level with committee members from key federal and state agencies. The committee is responsible for policies, direction and strategies for the development of WPS.

Speak and Be Heard

A conducive business environment with business centric policies have made Malaysia one of the world’s top investment destinations for various industries.

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Datuk Redza Rafiq,Chief Executive,

Northern CorridorImplementation Authority

As the implementing agency of WPS, PKNP is empowered to make strategic decisions to support any investments which bring positive impact to WPS. PKNP works closely with the local authorities also known as “pihak berkuasa tempatan” (PBT) to achieve optimum value that would benefit both the investors and society.

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Led by Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Perak (PKNP), a global minded agency with business philosophy based on integrity and commitment, WPS offers investors the potential and flexibility a business would require.

YourBusinessis OurBusiness

“The state of Perak is set on its mission towards incorporating green and sustainable development

in all its state agenda. WPS has integrated plans which are progressive in nature and apply

forward- looking technologies to achieve them. We are excited to see the aspirations of WPS come

to fruition in the near future.”

FEDERAL & STATE BODIES COLLABORATION

A structured pre & post investment service is in place, providing businesses the assurance of end-to-end support. PKNP also plays the role of a facilitator in connecting businesses with the right partner to optimize investments whilst minimising risk.

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Dato’ Aminuddin Md Desa, Group Chief Executive,

PKNP Group

WPS offers incentives for all four nodes, addressing fiscal and non-fiscal requirements.

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We Make It Easier

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General IncentivesIncentives for the Manufacturing Sector

Incentives for Less Developed Areas

Incentives for the Automotive Industry

Incentives for the Hotel and Tourism

Incentives for High Technology Companies

Incentives for Biotechnology Industries

Incentives for Public Sector R&D

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Special Incentives by State GovernmentCentre of investments as a one-stop bureau to assist investors in state approvals for project implementation

A maximum 50% discount on land premium for industrial use

Premium payable by instalments

Lease period of industrial land up to 99 years

No restriction on mortgage of land to financial institutionsto secure loans for project implementation

Sharing of common facilities such as data centres

Pre-package of incentives for projects that are of strategicimportance to the state and the nation

Other additional incentives and support offered by otherState Government Linked agencies and companies

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PHIP IncentivesIncentives for the Manufacturing Sector

Incentives for Strategic Projects

Incentives for Less Developed Areas

Free Industrial Zone Status

Licensed Manufacturing Warehouse Status

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BDWC IncentivesIncentives for Less Developed Areas


Incentives for Strategic Projects

Incentives for the Hotel and Tourism

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NXGV25 AutoCity IncentivesIncentives for the Manufacturing Sector

Incentives for the Automotive Industry



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EduCity IncentivesIncentives for the Less Developed Area


Customised incentives based on merit of each case.

WPS is committed to provide special incentive packages which can be formulated for investors and end-users, to meet differing requirements and provide easier access. This is to ensure not just a bright start, but a collaborative, long-term partnership, which will also serve as the main point of contact once the project is fully developed and occupied.

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“We are committed to work with investors and development partners alike in forging ahead to realise our dreams in WPS. We

ensure effective facilitation with the different authority bodies to ease doing business for all partners and dedicate ourselves in

bringing in the investments and economic activities that would spur growth and prosperity to this new economic region.”

Salween Ahmad Tauffik,General Manager,

South Perak Region Development

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information contained herein or that such information will be accurate, up to date, or free from error. All

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