The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturing (FMM), under the leadership of President Tan Sri Dato' Soh Thian Lai and accompanied by Vice-Presidents Mr Jacob Lee, Dato' Nathan K Suppiah, and Dato' Andrew Goh Boon Kim, held discussions with Bahraini officials H.E. Noor binti Ali Alkhulaif, Minister of Sustainable Development and Chief Executive of the Economic Development Board (EDB), and H.E. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, on May 6, 2025, at The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur. Also present was H.E. Dr. Waleed Khalifa Al Manea, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Malaysia. The meeting centered on exploring opportunities for mutual collaboration and the strengthening of industrial and trade ties between Malaysia and Bahrain, including the potential for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bahrain Chamber and the possibility of exploring a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries.