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The ASEAN Business Awards (ABA) is a prestigious international-level event held annually by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) since 2007.

ASEAN-BAC Malaysia is calling for all Malaysia's Large Enterprises & MSMEs to apply for the ABA 2021. Deadline is 30 September 2021.

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AMCHAM was invited to a briefing this morning on the “Provision of Employee Accommodation for Industries under the Manufacturing Sector” organized by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI).

AMCHAM is appreciative of all the effort undertaken by the government through MITI by continuously engaging and hosting briefings to increase awareness as well as to inform companies of these regulations for better worker welfare in Malaysia.

A private low-risk COVID-19 treatment and quarantine centre (PKRCS) has been set up at Hotel Mei along Abu Siti Lane in George Town to cater to Category One and Two patients from the B40 group. The PKRCS will be open to COVID-19 patients in the B40 group at no cost to them. The PKRCS was a collaboration between the state government and the Crisis Relief Services and Training Berhad (CREST) non-governmental organisation.

A total of 21,968,698 people (or 93.8% of Malaysia's adult population) has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Monday (Sept 27). 84.4% of the adult population, or 19,753,742 people, had completed their vaccinations so far. A total of 323,335 COVID-19 vaccinations were administered on Monday.

Malaysia’s trade performance remained resilient and maintained its upward momentum in August 2021. Trade, exports and trade surplus registered the highest monthly value for August. The export growth was contributed mainly by robust external demand for petroleum products, electrical and electronic (E&E) products mainly due to higher shipments of semiconductors as well as chemicals and chemical products.

The Finance Ministry (MoF) has tabled the Temporary Measures for Government Financing [Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)] (Amendment) Act 2021 for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today. Tabled by Deputy Finance Minister Mohd Shahar Abdullah, the bill aims to increase the Federal government's statutory debt limit from 60 per cent to 65 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

RHB Banking Group has launched the RHB Sustainability Financing Programme, a Green Financing product bundling programme aimed at reaching out to the needs of both SME and Retail customers. The four pillars of the Sustainability Financing Programme comprise Green Energy, Green Buildings, Green Process and Green Products.

Malaysian start-ups and enterprises are urged to grab the opportunity to tap into Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), and Altair’s expertise through the Altair Professorial Chair in Applied Scientific Computing as part of their digital transformation roadmap and overall strategic growth plans, says Srirangam Srirangarajan, Altair Engineering Sdn Bhd Managing Director for Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

This daily round-up brings you a selection of the latest news and updates on the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, as well as tips and tools to help you stay informed and protected. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have passed 231.8 million globally, according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of confirmed deaths stands at more than 4.74 million.