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By ISHUN P. AHMAD
Publication: Business Times (Malaysia)
Date: Friday, October 12 2001


Business Times (Malaysia)

10-12-2001

CHICAGO-based Motorola Inc's move to cut 3,000 more jobs by year-end
is expected to focus more on home-based operations rather than overseas
like Motorola Malaysia Sdn Bhd, sectorial analysts say.
This is partly because there is more room for job cuts in the US
compared with Malaysia as Motorola operations in the US involve much higher
costs.
Analysts believe that measures taken by Motorola Malaysia on cost-
cutting and lay-offs are sufficient for the moment.
Furthermore, a sectorial analyst a

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