Edited sentence: During the pass 5 years (2005–2010), the investments that poured into Penang state became more involved in product development and designing, and complex manufacturing activities.Even though Penang has the best electrical and electronic engineers in South East Asia, multi-national corporations such as Intel, Motorola and AMD are based there due to Penang's highly skilled workforce.The state opposition termed this to be a shocking news.This led to a greater demand for higher skilled workers and more operators