4 districts in Sabah will be placed under the Targeted Enhanced Movement Control Order (TEMCO) for two weeks starting September 29. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the move is necessary as the 4 districts have recorded more than 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 over the past 27 days.

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) would like to urge all companies in Malaysia that have registered their details on COVID-19 Intelligent Management System (CIMS) 3.0 to encourage their list of suppliers to follow suit and get themselves registered on the system as soon as possible.

In August 2020, Malaysia’s trade surplus registered a double digit growth of 19.7% to RM13.23 billion compared to August 2019, exceeding RM10 billion for the seventh time in year 2020. Exports of manufactured goods in accounted for or 86.6% of total exports. E&E products, constituted 40.3% of total exports. Trade with the US in August 2020 grew to RM15.63 billion, representing 10.8% of Malaysia’s total trade.

On 29 September, AMCHAM’s CEO, Siobhan Das was invited to be a moderator during the 2nd panel at the 2nd Malaysia Tax Policy Forum. The purpose of the forum was to gather innovative ideas and best practices from around the world. The 2nd panel covered how Malaysia fares against its surrounding Asian neighbours in regards to tax rates and public deliverables.

AMCHAM held an exclusive luncheon with YBhg. Dato' Indera Khairul Dzaimee bin Daud, Director-General of Immigration Department of Malaysia and his team on 28 September 2020. Our members had the opportunity to seek clarity and obtain further information directly from the Immigration Department on the movement of expatriates and Malaysians alike.

We won't soon forget the year 2020 and the myriad ways worldwide business was derailed over due to a global pandemic. The long-term effects of the pandemic have yet to be determined. But one thing is certain: The disruption to the global supply chain has wreaked havoc in virtually every business sector.

The Malaysia Technology Excellence Awards laud exceptional companies who are leading the technological revolution and digital journeys of their respective industries to boost Malaysia’s fast-growing economy. With the many new digital features that the international bank has been introducing to its customers, HSBC is recognised to be one of the leading digital banks in Malaysia.

Optimal organizational design is a recurrent debate. Supply-chain executives often think about organizational changes in one of three situations: when the structure of the business changes, when changes in operations require it, or the reconfiguration of the supply network; or when leaders notice signs of ineffectiveness, or decisions made in cross-functional forums that fail to be executed effectively on the ground.