Housing Ministry: Malaysia and Stock Center

housing ministry: The 50-acre complex was put into full operation in October 2015, according to Global Times China. It now has capacity to manufacture up to 200 carriages per year, as 84 percent of its total staff and 92 percent of the technicians at the production line are locally recruited. Located in the town of Batu Gajah, some 200 km from the capital of Kuala Lumpur, the CRRC Rolling Stock Center was designated as China's first overseas manufacturing base of its kind, focusing on manufacturing, overhaul as well as service and maintenance. Photo Xinhua Malaysia's housing ministry is currently in discussions with Chinese companies to build 100,000 houses this year for Malaysia's low-income population, Zuraida Kamaruddin, Minister of Housing and Local Government of Malaysia, told the Global Times. The program is part of the Malaysian government's plan to build 1 million affordable homes within the next 10 years for the country's poor. Kamaruddin, who is in Beijing for the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, said they have signed MOUs with six Chinese companies, including China Railway Engineering Company, which will not only provide capital but also be responsible for the construction of the 100,000 houses. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.