The government has reminded the public that interstate travel during the conditional movement control order (MCO) is not allowed, except for four reasons. Those who are facing emergency, attending to death in the family, for work and also couples living apart are allowed to travel interstate with police permission, says Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He also said that 134 compounds were issued on Sunday (May 31) on those who attempted interstate travel.

The Covid-19 epidemic has caused for businesses to embrace digital transformation. The importance of cyber security grows with this change. Three out of five businesses in the Asia Pacific region have put off digitisation out of fear of cyber-attacks based on the Cyber Smart – Enabling APAC businesses report by Deloitte Access Economics. To dive deeper into the subject of cyber security, AMCHAM held its first virtual panel discussion on 2 June 2020. Industry experts from Carbon Black, Deloitte, VMware and MDEC were brought together to discuss the subject of cyber security and why it is relevant for businesses and governments have to adopt and adapt. Attendees got to learn more about security hygiene the adoption process of digitisation, and how the Malaysian Government is handling this transformation.

In 2019, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad rolled out the National Anti-Corruption Plan (NACP) to address the growing world outcry against bribery and corruption. To fortify their anti-bribery management systems, proactive organisations are protecting themselves by establishing “adequate procedures” as a compliance defense in the event of a bribery accusation.

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The undersigned associations express our gratitude to governments around the world that have designated the semiconductor and microelectronics industry essential during their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing continued operation of key manufacturing and operational functions within safety protocols.

The Asia-Pacific region is at widely varying points on its journey through the COVID-19 pandemic. China is broadly beginning to restart its operations amid recovering domestic demand, while other geographies, such as Southeast Asia, Japan, and South Korea, are still tackling cases and under a range of control measures to help stop the spread.To understand the differing sentiment and responses among manufacturing leaders across the whole region, we surveyed more than 200 manufacturing and supply-chain leaders across industries including advanced industries.