Micron Women Leadership Network Asia (MWLN) is organizing a Fireside Chat on 14 March at 1pm featuring AMCHAM's CEO, Siobhan Das who will be speaking around the theme of Breaking the Bias.

This very special session will be held on the 14th of March at 1pm. Click on the 'Read More' tab to sign up.

The Ministry of Health has launched the COVID-19 Protocol Portal which details what you should do if you are exposed to or test positive for COVID-19.

Please click on the 'Read More' tab to access the site.

On the 8 March 2022, the Prime Minister of Malaysia made his public address on the transitioning to the Endemic Phase. This is a temporary phase before the country moves to the endemic phase, which can only be announced by the World Health Organisation. SOPs that will be enforced in the transition to the Endemic Phase have been announced.

The Ministry of Defense on 9 March 2022 announced that there will only be one SOP but nine guidelines as Malaysia transitions into the COVID-19 endemic phase. The single SOP in the ‘Transition to Endemic’ phase has been simplified from the 181 SOPs that were enforced by the National Recovery Plan and will still be enforced under Act 342 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988.

Beginning April 1, travellers entering Malaysia who are not vaccinated or not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 must undergo quarantine for five days. He said that once they have completed their quarantine, the individuals must comply with the stipulated COVID-19 regulations.

Malaysia gained new economic growth with RM306.5 billion worth of approved investments in the manufacturing, services and primary sectors in 2021. The country remained an attractive investment destination for global and regional business expansion as total FDI and Domestic Direct Investment (DDI) numbers exceeded expectations with stellar performance in 2021.

The next AMCHAMs of Asia Pacific (AAP) 2022 Virtual Door Knock will be held on 18 March 2022, 9:30a.m. – 10:30a.m.

This session will feature Ryan Hass, Senior Fellow at Brookings, on the Implications and Consequences of Russian Invasion of Ukraine for the US' Indo-Pacific Strategy. Click on the 'Read More' tab to sign up.

This virtual event will be a great opportunity for Malaysian companies interested in learning more about U.S investment, visa application, U.S. taxes, and to learn more on the upcoming Select USA Summit.

Cent GPS, in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur, will be hosting the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) regional workshop to be held from June 13 to 17, 2022, in Kuching, Sarawak.

The workshop will focus on bridging divides with talks and workshops for participants across the region to learn, gain new experience and some technical knowledge on how to effectively set up a digital access point in rural surroundings.

IBM Malaysia Sdn Bhd today urged local organisations to embed security, governance, and compliance tools throughout the cloud architecture for digital initiatives given the increase in cybersecurity breaches in recent years. Managing Director and technology leader Catherine Lian said being cloud-ready is essential to Malaysia's digital transformation agenda.

With growing ethical awareness on the economic, environmental and social footprint that we leave behind, the emphasis on ESG by corporations, stakeholders including investors and customers, and even governments alike has been gaining traction globally and locally.

This article by Tay & Partners examines how Malaysia is faring so far.

FedEx Express together with SME Association of Malaysia, recently released the results of a joint survey titled ‘Levelling Up the Logistics Strategy for SMEs in Malaysia’.

According to the survey, the majority of Malaysian SMEs are seeking opportunities in international trade within the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, especially within Southeast Asia and East Asian markets such as China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

The COVID-19 pandemic gave rise to the largest remote work “experiment” in history, accelerating a long-term trend towards flexible, remote work, and digitalization. The percentage of people working from home in the U.S. alone rose from 5% to 37% during the height of the pandemic. Now, companies are experimenting with different models of remote work as we come out of the crises.