The work from home order for areas under the conditional MCO is still in place, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said for other states, the National Security Council (NSC) would discuss with the Public Service Department director-general as well as with the International Trade and Industry Ministry to get the latest decision.

Malaysia's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) performance improved in 2019 based on the achievement of the goals set, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Economy) Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed. At the launch of the "SDG Indicators, Malaysia, 2019" report today, he said good performance was seen for all 17 goals.

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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.

Join LeadWomen on 14 January 2021 where they will be officially announcing the UN Women and LeadWomen partnership, as well as formally introducing the Women Empowerment Principles into Malaysia!

For the second year in a row, Xylem has been named to Newsweek’s America's Most Responsible Companies, a list of 400 companies recognized for giving back to the communities they operate in. In 2019, Xylem was ranked 55th in the list, and this year Xylem moved up to 27th place. The list, prepared by Newsweek in partnership with Statista, is based on scores in three categories: environmental, social and corporate governance.

IF you have ever wondered about the electronic devices we use every day, you may be surprised to learn that Lam Research is involved in nearly all the advanced chips built today. “Today, each leading-edge device that has any memory or logic chip in it has, at some point, been made using our equipment,” says Lam Manufacturing Malaysia general manager Soon Kuek.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, social housing organisations have been forced to move their services online and to shift to home working. This has accelerated their move towards digital-by-design organisations. Incorporating data standards and embracing the opportunities of smart homes are the next steps they need to take. A number of social housing organisations, including Peabody, Vivid Homes and Flagship Housing, have run pilot schemes to show the benefits of introducing the internet of things (IoT) into social homes.