Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is scheduled to deliver a special message on the current situation of COVID-19 at 6 pm today. He will deliver the message from his residence and it will be broadcast live via several television channels including Bernama TV and Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM).

The government has banned interstate travel to and from Sabah beginning tomorrow until October 20, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. In a statement, Ismail Sabri, who is also defence minister, said that special exemptions will be given for select cases, involving emergencies and needful services, for which clearance must first be obtained from the Ministry of Health (MOH).

This is the latest update as of 4 October 2020. Singapore and Indonesia both see (albeit small) increases in August's international arrivals vs July. Airlines struggle: Malaysia Airlines needs financial support, AirAsia prepares for more lay-offs, Philippine Airlines starts its redundancy program and Thailand-based airlines need urgent clarification on the soft loans they were promised.

Register now! Join the Smart Incentives Webinar Series #2: Tax Incentives, Unlock The Opportunities this Thursday, 8 October 2020 from 10:00a.m - 11:00a.m. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining thewebinar.

AMCHAM are excited to announce its partnership with LeadWomen and UN Women, as one of the supporting organizations for the upcoming WEPs Malaysia Activator Campaigns.

This program will commence from November 2020 until September 2021 and is expected to engage 300 companies to commit to gender equality by becoming signatories of the Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs).

On 6 October 2020, AMCHAM held a topical webinar on ‘Building For The Future’. This session looked into the design, technology, and practices that enable built environments to progress even further in an attempt to achieve greater work efficiency and an environmentally friendly Malaysia.

For the global payments sector, the events of 2020 have reset expectations and significantly accelerated several existing trends. The COVID-19 public- health crisis and its many repercussions—among them, government measures to protect citizens and rapid changes in consumer behavior—changed the operating environment for businesses, large and small, around the world. For the payments sector, global revenues declined by an estimated 22 percent in the first six months of the year compared with the same period in 2019.