KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Malaysia will pay Arm Holdings US$250 million over 10 years to acquire the firm’s chip design plans for local manufacturers, the Economy Minister told Bloomberg TV on Wednesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 — The Investment, Trade and Industry Minister (Miti) has until the end of May this year to prepare a comprehensive Strategic Semiconductor Masterplan that will ensure Malaysia’s relevance while also progressing up the global supply chain.