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In Malaysia’s Silicon Valley, fortunes flip as COVID-19 wrecks trade war gains

GEORGE TOWN, Penang: Tech firms at Malaysia’s one-time Silicon Valley of the East, swimming in orders from customers fleeing trade war-hit China, have seen fortunes turn again in the space of just a year as the coronavirus outbreak cuts them off from Chinese suppliers. Semiconductor test equipment manufacturer Pentamaster saw its shares more than double last