With the whole of Malaysia under Movement Control Order 3.0 from 12 May to 7 June 2021, an updated set of SOPs have been released.

Notable changes include the number of people allowed in a vehicle, the alternative documents that can be used for work-related movement by employees, internal meetings being restricted to within the same premises or building, etc.

The MITI letter can only be used for the movement of employees from companies registered with MITI.

It is PROHIBITED to be misused for personal purposes or movement with family/friends.

The QR code in the MITI letter contains the company registration information including a list of employee names that can be scanned by the PDRM.

During the Movement Control Order (MCO) period announced nationwide from 12 May to 7 June 2021, there are sectors that can still operate but need to be registered in the CIMS 3.0 MITI system. This is a list of sectors allowed to register with with CIMS 3.0 and continue operations:

The National Security Council (NSC) has released a detailed list of uniform standard operating procedures (SOP) that will be enforced during the latest MCO from Wednesday (May 12).

The interstate and inter-district travel ban continues during the nationwide MCO, while police, army, civil defence and Rela personnel have been assigned to enforce movement restrictions in COVID-19 hotspots.

Organized by the Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (MICG), this Forum brings together a panel of distinguished speakers to discuss Governance matters (including anti-corruption) from the business sectors and regulators' perspectives.

AMCHAM's CEO, Siobhan Das will be appearing as a panelist on the Panel Discussion – Good Governance As A Starting Point For SMEs.

The U.S. Commercial Service, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s export promotion arm, and its strategic partner USA Healthcare Alliance (USAHA) invite you to join a Virtual Med-Tech Trade Forum with Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand. The forum will focus on Medical Devices and Health IT and will take a deep dive into the best prospects for increasing the sales of U.S. health technologies in these fast-growing markets.

AMCHAM is also recruiting members for a Healthcare and Life Sciences Committee. Should you be interested to join the committee, please email Elaine Wong at elaine@amcham.com.my.

It is hard to fathom just how much businesses have transformed in the span of 1 year. COVID-19 brought with is a sleugh of challenges, but it could also be seen as a litmus test for organisations to respond to emergency situations (in Malaysia, the Movement Control Orders or “MCO”). Today, the main focus for almost every person and organisation is the vaccine.

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Mental health has never been higher on the agenda for businesses. It is easy to see why, as even prior to COVID-19, anxiety and depression were estimated to cost the global economy over $1 trillion every year in lost productivity. The exodus from offices in 2020 has presented further challenges and raised big questions about future ways of working.