| AMCHAM Update #297 COVID-19 Outbreak |
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Dear Subscriber,
Several districts in the State of Selangor and localities in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur will be under an Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) starting 3 to 16 July 2021. During this period, AMCHAM will be bringing you daily updates on the latest COVID-19 developments, which includes Government-issued orders, regulations, and SOPs as well as initiatives from related bodies and organizations. |
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| Siobhan Das, CEO of AMCHAM gives her perspective on how significant the EMCO impact will have on Malaysia's global position in the supply chain as well as the trading and manufacturing hub.
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| AMCHAM was invited to join in an InvestKL briefing on the Public-Private Partnership Industry Immunization Program (PIKAS) program given by Dato’ Sri Norazman Ayob, Deputy Secretary General (Industry) from Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) earlier this afternoon. |
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| CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AT AMCHAM |
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AMCHAM is HIRING! Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career in corporate affairs and policymaking? Are you enthusiastic and passionate about business and policy matters, especially related to Malaysian and U.S.?
If this is you, apply today to join the team as a Government Affairs Manager. |
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| Since several parts of Selangor remain under Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO), a new set of SOPs have been released for companies in the manufacturing sector based in Selangor.
New SOPs include the current workforce capacity, emergency response teams and more. |
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| The entire district of Seremban will be placed under Enhanced Movement Control Order (EMCO) from July 9-22. Monitoring conducted by the Health Ministry in Seremban's eight subdistricts showed there was an increase in COVID-19 cases. As of July 4, there were 5,504 active cases in the district, which comprises the subdistricts of Ampangan, Labu, Lenggeng, Pantai, Rantau, Rasah, Seremban and Setul. |
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| The Electrical & Electronics (E&E) sector and its supply chains; Aerospace sector (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO), Machinery and Equipment (M&E) sector for the production of healthcare and food products; as well as the key food and beverage manufacturing companies are now allowed to operate in localities subject to the EMCO in Selangor, starting 7 July 2021. |
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| Getting every Malaysian to vaccinate is the key to resuming our pre-pandemic way of life. At the same time, we must put in place measures that require regular and mass testing, so that positive cases can be quickly identified and isolated — to break the chain of infection before another outbreak happens. |
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| Malaysia has passed the 10 million mark for the number of vaccinations administered to the population as of yesterday, advisor to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, Associate Professor Mohd Ghows Mohd Azzam said today, 8 July. A total of 375,842 jabs were given as of 11.59pm yesterday. |
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| Key players in the commercial property industry are optimistic about the logistics and healthcare sectors but remain cautious on the traditional retail and office segments as well as the hotel/leisure industry, according to Knight Frank Malaysia’s Malaysia Commercial Real Estate Investment Sentiment Survey (CREISS) 2021 released on June 7. |
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| Sime Darby Bhd's acquisition of Salmon Earthmoving Holdings Pty Ltd (SEH) is expected to complement and strengthen the company's existing industrial business in Australia, according to the analyst. Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) Research said the acquisition would allow Sime Darby to expand its market into the civil construction sector and the New South Wales region. |
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| The final day of AMCHAM’s Sustainability Week centered around Becoming Sustainable. Today’s session revolved around the journey of transitioning from traditional business models into a more sustainable one. Our guest speakers shared what their respective organizations did to achieve this. |
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| Hospital Kuala Lumpur is currently in urgent need of hospital equipments due to overwhelming number of COVID-19 patients. AMCHAM is seeking support from any of our member companies who is able to contribute.
Click on the 'Read More' tab to view the equipment needed. |
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| 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.
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| Hospital Kepala Batas has set up the new Hospital Medan to cope with the rising numbers of ICU patients since May 2021. They are currently in urgent need of medical equipment. AMCHAM is seeking support from any of our member companies.
Click on the 'Read More' tab to view the equipment needed. |
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| The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged how public decision-makers manage a health crisis. To take informed action, decision-makers need accurate and timely information. Relevant information may be: how many COVID-19 cases are confirmed per day and region? What is the utilization of critical care beds? How do people respond to policy measures aimed at social distancing? |
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