The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has urged industries that have not registered for the Public-Private Partnership Industrial COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PIKAS) to do so as soon as possible to achieve herd immunity in the country. MITI introduced PIKAS specifically for workers in the manufacturing sector, beginning June 16.

More mega vaccination centres (PPV) will be opened to ramp up the nation's vaccination drive as supplies come in.

At the same time, the government is also looking to open smaller-scale mega PPVs that will be able to cater to between 3,000 and 5,000 people a day.

The government is currently studying the feasibility of lifting several restrictions for fully vaccinated individuals such as possibly allowing them to travel interstate.

The proposal to lift these restrictions for qualified individuals is being scrutinised by the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP)’s technical working committee. This includes looking at steps and leeways used by other countries for fully vaccinated individuals.

Families can now register their children for vaccination following the recent decision to start inoculating children over 12 years of age. A check with the MySejahtera app showed that parents will now be able to add their children as dependants by clicking the “Add Vaccine Dependent” option under the “Vaccination” category.

10% of the population is expected to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-July 2021 as the government aims to administer some eight million doses this month. With every 100 doses administered, 30 of them are for the second dose.

To fully immunise 10% of the population or 3.2 million people, we need to administer roughly 10.7 million doses must be administered by mid-July.

Internal investigations are now commonplace in corporations, even at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of doing it right cannot be underestimated. Join our speakers as they discuss the process from initial complaint to final report, best practices and pitfalls to avoid, when conducting internal / corporate investigations. Hear them share their take and experiences on conducting physical or remote investigations.

Emulating the world-renowned TED-Ed conferences of ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’, High School students from The International School of Kuala Lumpur’s (ISKL) TED-Ed Club recently hosted their annual virtual TED-Ed Student Talks event. The theme was “Ikigai”, a Japanese term meaning “a reason for being” which was chosen to inspire others to stay resilient during these difficult times and focus on what is truly important to them.

You feel stuck, your mind wanders aimlessly, the world seemingly becomes joyless. It’s“ languishing”–as sense of stagnation and emptiness that many of us are having during this pandemic.

Here are some tips for you!

With the recent launch of the Public-Private Partnership Industrial COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PIKAS) program on June 16, AMCHAM held a webinar this morning featuring Texas Instruments Malaysia and Micron Memory Malaysia to talk about the pilot PIKAS models that are currently ongoing. The sharing session included lessons learnt, how the system was improved and more.

Hospital Ampang has close to 150 COVID patients now in, and for the past few weeks the hospital has been expanding the wards in terms of manpower, equipment, and proper isolation spaces.

Both patients and clinicians need equipments urgently to be able to do their work.

If anyone is able to assist, please contact Kevin at kevin@amcham.com.my or Elaine at elaine@amcham.com.my

Ask someone about what they’re most excited to do when life begins to normalize, and you’re likely to get a range of answers: a trip, a family reunion, a dance party, a favorite restaurant. As people start to get out and about, digital use is expected to drop across all industries except for travel and banking, according to a new McKinsey survey of some 29,000 consumers across 24 countries.