DECEMBER 1 marks TWO occasions!

With the end of the year approaching, the last Members Briefing is upon us - and what a year it was. BUT the other occasion is the REOPENING of the Sheraton Imperial Hotel. So join us for both occasions off by coming over on December 1 for an end of year drink and to celebrate in-person.

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This session will be held in-person at Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, we hope to see you there!

What does the new year in 2022 have in store for organisations like yours? International SOS will be having a webinar on 7 December 2021 that will forecast for Asia Pacific and top 5 predictions for 2022 to help your organisation better prepare for and navigate the new year.

AMCHAM’s CEO Siobhan Das attended the launch of the Expatriate Services Division (ESD) Satellite Centre today at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). The ESD Satellite Centre will allow expatriates to obtain their relevant documents and passes at a much faster rate.

After successful GR oriented programs in 2021 such as the GATE Program and its GATE 40 edition, we finished up this year in preparation for 2022 with a half-day Government Relations Workshop, conducted by Dr. Marcella Lucas, an Innovation, Strategy & Leadership Consultant. This workshop enabled our members in the GR and Public Affairs roles to get together and discuss the vision for GR in Malaysia and the key actions needed to achieve it together.

The Sinovac and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines will be available in Penang as booster doses from tomorrow, 1 December 2021. The federal government has already approved offering these two additional vaccines as booster doses alongside Pfizer.

The relaxation of social measures will be paused, and travellers entering Singapore will face stricter rules from 11.59pm on Thursday (Dec 2), as the country acts to buy time amid the spread of the new Omicron variant around the world. While no cases of Omicron - found in South Africa last week - have been detected locally, the pre-emptive measures are needed for Singapore to assess the implications of the new variant.

Intel Corporation has appointed Steven A Long as the new Asia Pacific and Japan General Manager to oversee the region. Steve Long was the Corporate Vice President in Intel’s Sales, Marketing, and Communications Group will be responsible for the company’s overall business in the APJ region, including driving revenue growth, engaging with the local ecosystem to create new opportunities, and strengthening our existing customer and partner relationships.

As Malaysia gradually makes headway in rebuilding the economy in this endemic phase, the question remains, what sectors will bounce back and emerge as key economic contributors. Where will the engine of the economy reside as we collectively attempt to turn the ignition on this sputtering machine that has been totalled by the pandemic?