Vaccination appointment notifications for the second phase of the National COVID-19 Vaccination programme will be sent out starting Monday (April 5). Recipients in Phase 2 will receive notifications 14 days before their appointment. The second phase of the vaccination programme will start on April 19 and will cover those above 60, those with co-morbidities as well as people with disabilities (OKU).

Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is pleased to announce further liberalisation of foreign exchange policy (FEP) which provides greater flexibilities to businesses as part of our continued efforts to strengthen Malaysia’s position in the global supply chain and to foster a conducive environment in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) into Malaysia.

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Strategic Trade Secretariat in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, Export Control and Related Border Security Program and U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration will be organising the Strategic Trade Act 2010: 10th Anniversary Celebration and Conference from 8 - 9 April 2021.

AMCHAM's CEO, Siobhan Das will be appearing as a panelist on the Public Private Partnership: Industries’ Perspectives by MITI from 11:40am - 12:50pm.

Join us for the Penang Investment Webinar on Friday, April 16, 2021 at 8.00 am – 9.20 am.

This virtual session aims to provide a platform for businesses, consultants and investors to understand Penang, Malaysia's investment climate, successful investment stories, industry landscape as well as holistic state- led initiatives that make Penang the niche supply chain powerhouse in South East Asia.

The panel session will be moderated by AMCHAM's CEO, Siobhan Das.

EY has released its latest tax alert issue (No. 7/2021). This issue covers:

In COVID-19 pandemic’s march towards calamity, it has undeniably left a wake of economic destruction in its path. To aid the amelioration of the economy, the Government gazetted the Temporary Measures for Reducing the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Act 2020 (“the Act”) on 23.10.2020 which, among others, provides temporary relief from contractual obligations.

Pfizer has collaborated with DoctorOnCall to launch a digital therapeutics platform that focuses on three key therapeutic areas namely smoking cessation, vaccination, and heart health. The digital therapeutics platform is designed to empower Malaysians to take charge of their health, help improve disease management and quality of life while providing guidance and resources to facilitate better communication between patients and their healthcare providers.

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Pear Anderson has been keeping track of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Southeast Asian travel industry. This is the latest update as of April 4, 2021. Thailand launches its much-anticipated 7-day quarantine for international vaccinated travellers to 6 provinces. Indonesian government claims they are in the last planning phase for Bali's reopening in Jun/ Jul, but finer details of how quarantine may work remain unclear.

The issue of reshoring has been around for a while. For instance, longtime manufacturing executive Harry Moser started his Reshoring Initiative over a decade ago. Working to get Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to re-source their purchases back to domestic suppliers is important.