according to what you can find on any internet search, it was already initiated in 2011 and nothing new.

It's the announcement that seem to be new and the surprice that they the company is actually physically LEAVING MALAYSIA (political and economical adverse landscape) that came as a surprise to many staff and contractrors

But in short, it was already in the works since 2011 but the instability in Malaysia that is what triggering the entire closure foir Malaysia as an IT hub

Thank you BN for showing who is boss and how you work