Detailed Instructions: In this task, given a sentence in the Malay language, and your task is to convert it into the English language.
See one example below:
Problem: Perdana Menteri Blair dan Canselor Brown bersetuju mengenai keperluan untuk mengekalkan penghalang nuklear.
Solution: Prime Minister Blair and Chancellor Brown agreed on the need to retain a nuclear deterrent.
Explanation: The above sentence is correctly translated from Malay to English.

Problem: Ia juga berkata ia berharap untuk menjadi pusat ilmu pengetahuan dan teknologi di rantau ini.
Solution:
It also said it hopes to become a center for science and technology in the region.