AMCHAM would like to thank Ramzi Toubassy, CEO, AmMetLife, for his four years of service as AMCHAM’s Chairman.

Stepping into the role as Acting Chairman is Steve Clayton, Chief Executive Officer, J.P. Morgan Chase Bank Bhd. Steve will serve until the upcoming Annual General Meeting, which is scheduled to be held in June when a new Chairman is duly elected.

On 18 March, Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, Senior Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) announced the Safe@Work initiative.

This initiative is meant to allow for continuity of operations of those in the manufacturing sector affected by COVID-19 infections by developing a safe work bubble. With this, a set of FAQs have been released.

The Government is set to improve the MySejahtera application by introducing the ‘Registration of Dependents’ feature starting 19 March says National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said the update is to facilitate the vaccination registration process for the elderly.

AmCham Singapore, in collaboration with the other AmChams in the ASEAN region, will be presenting the findings of the 18th ASEAN Business Outlook Survey (ABOS) on 24 March 2021. AMCHAM's CEO, Siobhan Das is scheduled to speak at this event.

TBWA\Malaysia has announced that Managing Director Yee Hui Tsin, has been promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Hui Tsin is co-chair of the Malaysian Effie Awards, a council member of the Malaysia 4A’s and continues to lead the Omniwomen Malaysia Chapter with fellow Omnicom colleagues.

With an intention to grow its Malaysia workforce by 3,500 in 12 months, as well as double its hiring of PwDs from the existing 130, Aditi Sharma Kalra speaks to Flex's SVP Operations to find out its hiring process, measures for inclusion, and more. Manufacturing and technology solutions provider Flex has announced plans to grow its workforce in Malaysia by 20% in the next 12 months, which translates into 3,500 new job opportunities for Malaysians.

EY has released its Special Tax Alert No. 2/2021. This issue focuses on the Strategic Programme to Empower the People and Economy (PEMERKASA), covering:

The BMCC in collaboration with The British High Commission Kuala Lumpur (BHCKL) will be organising a webinar titled “The time is now: Race to Zero”. This webinar aims to highlight that the shift to a zero-carbon future is underway.

Since AMCHAM is a supporting partner, AMCHAM members will have a complimentary access to this webinar.

Join us for a webinar with our panel of experts. We will discuss the topic of mental health and nutrition and understand how women face their greatest challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and how we can support each other to overcome it.

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Consumer spending, a major source of economic activity, collapsed as the first wave of the pandemic swept across countries in early 2020. All of a sudden, consumers were forced to change behavior, companies to transform business models, and governments to adjust regulations. And just as the coronavirus has affected regions and individuals in vastly different ways, the economic impact has also been very uneven.