AMCHAM's CEO Siobhan Das together with Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, McLarty Associates, a member of AMCHAM, recently wrote an article on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), citing Malaysia's role for multinational companies and the importance and benefits of the CPTPP as well as the Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership (RCEP).

The SOPs for the different phases of the National Recovery Plan (NRP) have been updated. Notable updates involve movement control, education sector, perks for the fully vaccinated citizens and more. Click on the 'Read More' tab for the SOPs according to phase. The site also lists assistance available for the Rakyat (citizens) announced recently.

A total of 60.1% of Malaysia's population or 19,633,681 people have completed their vaccinations as of Sunday (Sept 26). 69.9% of Malaysia's population or 22,834,060 people have received at least a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Of Malaysia's adult population, 83.7% have completed their COVID-19 vaccinations while another 93.7% have received at least one dose.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today unveiled the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP). The 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) is a development roadmap for 2021 to 2025 presented by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Click on the 'Read More' tab to get the key points of the 12MP.

The government has made its decision on the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme. After being suspended for a year, the programme will be reactivated in October. Any foreigner planning to retire in Malaysia will need to comply with the new financial requirements that have been increased by three to six times. The duration of the visa, meanwhile, has been halved to five years from 10.

The MYXpats Centre's Helpdesk call services will resume its operations effective 1 October 2021, Friday.

The Helpdesk call services team will be working remotely; as such please expect a possible disruption of call quality.

Malaysia remains competitive in attracting foreign investors post COVID-19 based on its convincing performance this year compared to last year. There were foreign companies that acted on their investments in the country following the COVID-19 pandemic. Various factors are taken by foreign companies to choose their investment destinations, including low labour costs, the size of the domestic market and the available mineral resources.

Today, cyberattacks pose one of the most daunting challenges any business may experience. A new study from the University of Maryland estimates that a cyberattack occurs every 39 seconds, with cybercrime estimated to cost companies an estimated $10.5 trillion annually worldwide by 2025, according to Cybersecurity Ventures placing cybercrime at the heart of the greatest transfers of economic wealth in history.

As business leaders around the world steer their organizations out of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are recognizing the need for transformation. Some are trying to reimagine their cost structure to compete, while others are needing to reimagine their entire business model in the face of rapid industry change. Whether the goal is to capture new opportunities or ward off new threats, these leaders are embarking on a journey to fundamentally change the trajectory of how they operate.