The Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG) is organizing the "9th Governance In Procurement Conference” on 8 December 2021. This Conference will bring thought provoking and diverse insights and perspectives from experienced professionals and practitioners across a wide range of industries, on how organizations can be better prepared to step up Governance in their procurement areas.

The Klang Valley which covers Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and Melaka enters Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) starting today, 18 October.

Kelantan, Perak, Penang, Kedah and Sabah move from Phase Two to Phase Three of the NRP.

The Ministry of Health has issued a statement with regards to Prime Minister’s announcement on the proposed reduction of quarantine period for foreigners entering Malaysia to boost the economy and tourism. In line with this, the new guideline will reduce the quarantine period from 14 days to mere 7 days for those fully vaccinated while those who are partially or not vaccinated to be quarantined for 10 days

A total of 21,960,911 individuals or 93.8 per cent of the adult population in Malaysia have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of yesterday, 17 October. 97.2 per cent of the adult population, or 22,745,310 individuals, have received at least one dose of the vaccine. A total of 134,180 doses of the vaccine were dispensed yesterday, involving both the adult and the adolescent populations.

EY has released its latest tax alert, issue No. 21/2021. This issue covers:

With the commencement of events, Invest Selangor Bhd is confident of organising a successful hybrid event this year after a fully online event was organised last year. To get the Selangor International Business Summit 2021 off to a good start the state investment arm has allocated RM11 million for the whole development and management of the summit which will be held both online and physically.

Honeywell is in discussion with landfill operators and recyclers in Southeast Asia to better understand waste collection and management, said Honeywell vice president of global high growth regions Norman L Gilsdorf. They will work towards identifying a viable value proposition that can positively affect policies that support plastic circularity.

The job of CFO has been transformed by the pandemic, according to the latest McKinsey Global Survey. Crisis management, social and environmental issues, and the accelerated adoption of technology are occupying time previously devoted to strategic leadership and finance capabilities.