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Venturing Into Perlis By: Perlis State Economic Planning Division

CONTENTS ● Overview of Perlis ● State Economic Profile ● Infrastructure and Utilities ● Human Capital ● Perlis’ Potential ● Industrial Areas ● Prime Investment Locations ● Chuping Valley and Perlis Inland Port 2 www.perlis.gov.my

OVERVIEW OF PERLIS ● Menteri Besar : YAB Dato ’ Seri Azlan bin Man ● Capital City : Kangar ● Royal City : Bandar Diraja Arau ● Parliament : Kangar, Padang Besar, Arau ● Population : 246,000 ● Climate Range : 24 – 40 ° C 3 www.perlis.gov.my

MAP OF PERLIS 4 www.perlis.gov.my

.. con’t ● 821 km² / 82,100 hectares ● Situated in the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia (500 km from Kuala Lumpur, 170 km away from Pulau Pinang & 45 minutes from Sultan Abdul Halim Airport, Alor Setar ) ● Located within the range of Indonesia- Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle ● Accessible to North-South Expressway (NSE) 5 www.perlis.gov.my

STATE ECONOMIC PROFILE Gross Domestic Product by Sector , 2016 Sector Value (RM million) Services 3,284 (64.3%) Agriculture 1,102 (21.6%) Manufacturing 416 (8.1%) Construction 172 (3.4%) Mining and Quarrying 37 (0.7%) Import Duties 98 (1.9%) TOTAL 5,108 6 www.perlis.gov.my

WHY PERLIS? Low Cost of Doing Business Located within the NCER/IMT-GT Low Risk of Natural Disaster Easy Access to ASEAN Countries Located within the IMT-GT Business Friendly Administration High Quality of Engineering, Stable Political Environment Management & ICT Graduates (UniMAP) High Degree of Personal & Assets Availability of Infrastructures, Utilities Safety and ICT (double track) 7 www.perlis.gov.my

POTENTIAL SECTORS Fisheries Education & Training Modern Agriculture Automotive Halal Industry Electrical & Green Technology Renewable Energy Electronic Green Manufacturing Tourism

TOURISM PERLIS POTENTIALS SPORTS TOURISM RECREATIONAL TOURISM BORDER TOURISM ECO TOURISM AGRO TOURISM 9 www.perlis.gov.my

INFRASTRUCTURE AND UTILITIES Highway ● Perlis is adequately served with a good network of roads and highway. ● The North – South Expressway, which transverses Peninsular Malaysia leads to the door of Perlis. ● Kuala Perlis - Changloon Highway in Kedah connects Kuala Perlis to the North – South Highway. 10 www.perlis.gov.my

Double Tracking Railway ● Double tracking railway was completed in November 2014 ● Travelling time for passenger train from Butterworth to Padang Besar approx. 1.5 hours, while for goods train / freight travelling time approx. 2 hours. ETS Schedule

..con’t Airport ● The nearest airport is Sultan Abdul Halim Airport in Kedah and merely 45 minute drive from Kangar. ● Bayan Lepas International Airport, Penang provides air cargo facilities and it is only 2 hours journey by road from Kangar. ● Besides, Hat Yai International Airport in Thailand is only 77km away and it just takes 1 hour and 30 minutes journey by car or train. 12 www.perlis.gov.my

..con’t Airport Schedule departure from Alor Setar Airport to Kuala Lumpur Airport Schedule arrival at Alor Setar Airport from Kuala Lumpur 13 www.perlis.gov.my

..con’t Port ● The port of Penang is an international seaport located strategically in the Straits of Malacca. ● The port is connected by a good network of road and rail to its hinterland via the North – South Expressway from the Malaysia – Thai border to the Malaysia – Singapore border. 14 www.perlis.gov.my

..con’t Telecommunications ● Perlis’ telecommunications network has gone through tremendous expansion since the privatization of this sector. The latest digital and fiber optics technology has ensure a full range of high quality telecommunications services at competitive price. 15 www.perlis.gov.my

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UTILITIES TIMAH TASOH DAM GAS WATER TREATMENT PLANT 1. TIMAH TASOH 2. ARAU PHASE 1,2,3 3. ARAU PHASE 4 4. KUALA SUNGAI BARU 5. CHUPING BOREWELL

HUMAN CAPITAL The connectivity and growth will be enhanced with more residential areas to be developed, added numbers of higher learning institutions established to produce highly skilled workforce and effective human capital development . Until today, Perlis has 11 higher learning institutions that offer various courses and every each of the course has been adequately designed to meet the industry demands. 18 www.perlis.gov.my

HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN PERLIS 19 www.perlis.gov.my

HUMAN CAPITAL NO. HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTION GRADUATES PROGRAMME Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) 2,180 1 Engineering, Engineering Technology And Entrepreneur Business Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) 2,249 2 Science And Management Kolej Antarabangsa Teknologi dan Profesional 135 3 Hospitality (Hotel Management) (KATPM) Institut GIATMARA Perlis 324 4 Automotive, Electrical & Electronic Institut Pendidikan Guru Perlis (IPG) 394 5 Educational Studies Kolej Jururawat Masyarakat Kangar 67 6 Nursing Politeknik Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin 1,208 7 Hospitality and Engineering Institut Latihan Perindustrian (ILP) 181 8 Industrial Studies Institut Kemahiran Mara (IKM) 326 9 Engineering, Robotic, Electrical & Electronic Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) Kuala 396 10 Automotive, Electrical & Electronic Perlis Kolej Komuniti Arau 271 11 Food Management 7,731 TOTAL 20 www.perlis.gov.my

INCENTIVES ● The industrial land price is at a very attractive price. ● The purchased land is allowed to be mortgaged to financial institutions for loan. ● Other Incentives such as land tax exemption (for specific period) and reduction on land premium (based on the approval of the Perlis authority). ● All incentives offered by MIDA applies in Perlis 21 www.perlis.gov.my

CURRENT INVESTORS (LOCAL) 22 www.perlis.gov.my

COMPANIES INVESTED IN PERLIS (LOCAL) Company Name Products UDA Holdings Bhd Commercial Development Tabung Haji Properties Sdn. Bhd. (THP) Kuala Perlis Commercial Development Safuan Group Holdings Berhad Kangar City Centre Commercial Development Perlis Marine Engineering Sdn.Bhd. Yachts, pleasure crafts, sailboats, motorboats, excursion boats, ferry boats, barges tug boats & pusher craft, etc. Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad Clinker & portland cement Way Leap Trading Warehouse Masfloor Sdn. Bhd PVC flooring, PVC sheet, PVC furniture edge, and calcium carbonate, PVC Compound, PE Compound and mix compound BW Yee Seng (Perlis) Sdn. Bhd Scaffolding, cross brace, jointpin, jack bace & u-head Negeri Sembilan Cement Industries Sdn. Bhd. (CIMA) Manufacturing and sales of cement (ordinary portland cement, masonry cement, Portland composite cement) MSM Perlis Sdn. Bhd. Refined sugar Fermpro Sdn. Bhd. Ethanol Water Dragon Fishing Net Industry Sdn. Bhd. Fishing net and ropes Mega Dutamas Sdn. Bhd. Chocolate confectionery 23 www.perlis.gov.my

COMPANIES INVESTED IN PERLIS (FOREIGN) IRICHII SDN. BHD 24 www.perlis.gov.my

COMPANIES INVESTED IN PERLIS (FOREIGN) Company Name Products Mediquip Sdn. Bhd. Catheters, endotracheal tubes, latex "T" tubes & epistaxis balloons & epistaxis plugs, etc. Shorubber (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Manufacturing and sales of rubber polyurethane, PVC and liner industrial gloves Iriichi (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Electronics 25 www.perlis.gov.my

INDUSTRIAL AREAS Area Land Size (Ha) Padang Besar 47.3 Kuala Perlis 30.2 Chuping 22.35 Jejawi (I) 13.67 Jejawi (II) 17.07 Pauh Putra Technology Park 29.86 TOTAL 160.45 26 www.perlis.gov.my

PAUH PUTRA TECHNOLOGY PARK PLAN www.perlis.gov.my

PADANG BESAR INDUSTRIAL AREA PLAN www.perlis.gov.my

KUALA PERLIS INDUSTRIAL AREA PLAN www.perlis.gov.my

CHUPING INDUSTRIAL AREA PLAN www.perlis.gov.my

JEJAWI INDUSTRIAL AREA PLAN www.perlis.gov.my

PERLIS NEGERI BANDARAYA 2030 CHUPI PING G 229 229 54 54 64 64 VALLEY PROJEC ECTS TS PROJEC ECTS TS PROJEC ECTS TS INDUSTRIAL IAL AREA RANCANGAN STRUKTUR PELAN PEMBANGUNAN RANCANGAN TEMPATAN MAJLIS PELAN STRATEGIK PEMBANGUNAN NEGERI PERLIS 2030 LEMBAH CHUPING PERBANDARAN KANGAR 2020 NEGERI PERLIS 2030

PRIME INVESTMENT LOCATIONS ● PADANG BESAR PADANG BESAR CHUPING VALLEY Chuping Valley Industrial Area INDUSTRIAL & LOGISTIC HUB (CVIA) Perlis Inland Port (PIP) ● KANGAR Integrated Public Transport Terminal ● KUALA PERLIS KANGAR INTEGRATED PUBLIC TRANSPORT TERMINAL Maritime City KUALA PERLIS ● KUALA SANGLANG MARITIME CITY Integrated Feeder Port KUALA SG. BARU - SANGLANG 33 www.perlis.gov.my INTEGRATED FEEDER PORT

CHUPING VALLEY Chuping 30km 6km 27km From Kangar From Changlun From Padang Besar Interchange

CHUPING VALLEY Overview ● Total of 2,492 acres is allocated (formerly a sugar cane plantation). ● Chuping Valley will be developed in 3 phases and the first phase of construction has started in April 2017. ● The Federal Government allocated RM724 million (RMK-11) for the infrastructure development. ● Expected to create 12,674 job opportunities with a Gross National Income of RM2.58 billion by 2025. www.perlis.gov.my

CHUPING VALLEY INDUSTRIAL AREA MASTER PLAN Phase 1 Phase 2 (2016 – 2020) (2021-2025) 1,335 ekar 1,147 ekar www.perlis.gov.my