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AMCHAM Update #356 COVID-19 Outbreak
Dear Subscriber,

As Malaysia gradually reopens, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to play a significant role on businesses and livelihoods. AMCHAM will continue to bring you daily updates on the latest COVID-19 developments, which includes vaccination updates, Government-issued orders, regulations, and SOPs as well as initiatives from related bodies and organizations.
AMCHAM'S PENANG DIALOGUE 2021
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Sponsorship opportunities are now available. Sponsors will get maximum visibility amongst key decision makers and influencers within the local and foreign business community. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage and showcase your business at our Penang Dialogue. Sponsorships are limited, and accepted on a first come first serve basis. To sponsor this event, contact our events team at events@amcham.com.my.
UPCOMING AMCHAM WEBINAR
Will 2022 be a Watershed Year for Trade in Asia-Pacific?
Will 2022 be a Watershed Year for Trade in Asia-Pacific?

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Oct 22, 2021
(9 AM - 10:30 AM) (GMT+8)
UPCOMING WEBINARS (NON-AMCHAM)
Industry 4.0 Technology Week 2021 [11-21 October 2021)
Industry 4.0 Technology Week 2021 [11-21 October 2021)
This Industry 4.0 Technology Week 2021 showcase will share and discuss various industry 4.0 systems, solutions and deployments. Today's event covered the industry 4.0 technology landscape in Malaysia and initiatives from the Electrical and Electronics Productivity Nexus (EEPN). In case you missed it today's session, click here for the slides and recording

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Malaysia National E & E Forum 2021
Malaysia National E & E Forum 2021
Semiconductors will power the future of the world. As the world become more digital, semiconductors as the “brains” of all modern electronics will be ever more present in all sectors of the economy. Its pervasiveness and ubiquity is already very apparent especially during this period of COVID-19.
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One Stop Centre (OSC) for Business Travellers
One Stop Centre (OSC) for Business Travellers
The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) is organizing a webinar on the One Stop Centre (OSC) for Business Travellers which will highlight that MIDA continues to welcome investors to do business in Malaysia amid pandemic, provide information on the procedure of application for entry of Long Term and Short Term Business Travellers, and more.
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Fully vaccinated Malaysians can travel interstate from 11 October
Fully vaccinated Malaysians can travel interstate from 11 October
Prime Minister Dato Seri Ismail Sabri has announced that all Malaysians who have received both doses or fully vaccinated can travel interstate effective 11 October. This comes after the national vaccination for adults hit the 90% milestone which under the National Recovery Plan listed out various immunisation threshold before activities and borders would be lifted.
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KPDNHEP: Business operation approval letter no longer required
KPDNHEP: Business operation approval letter no longer required
The business operation approval letter obtained via the COVID-19 Intelligent Management System (CIMS) is no longer needed. Domestic Trade and Consumer Since all distribution and retail sectors have been allowed to operate fully, the letter is now considered obsolete. However, business operators are still bound by the standard operating procedures (SOPs) fixed by the National Security Council (NSC).
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VACCINATION NEWS
Malaysia hits 90 per cent adult vaccination target
Malaysia hits 90 per cent adult vaccination target
A total of 21,073,482 individuals or 90 per cent of the adult population in the country have completed their COVID-19 vaccination as of yesterday, 10 October. 22,185,520 individuals have received at least the first dose of the vaccine. 5.2 per cent or 1,224,080 individuals over 18-years-old in the country have yet to receive the COVID-19 jabs.
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Total cumulative administration of vaccine doses
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If you have not already signed up for your COVID-19 Vaccination, please click on the link below.
Click here to Register for the COVID-19 Vaccination
NEWS UPDATE
MPC, GIACC launch business licensing website
MPC, GIACC launch business licensing website
MALAYSIA Productivity Corp (MPC) has collaborated with Governance, Integrity and Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC) in launching the Malaysian Licensing Guidelines (MyGP) website to compile all business licensing guidelines specifically to the business community.
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MEMBER NEWS
Sustainability makes good business sense: HSBC
Sustainability makes good business sense: HSBC
HSBC Malaysia is partnering with Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM) to design and host a 4-part sustainability webinar series entitled “Understanding Sustainability and Climate Risks: A Series of Webinars to Future-proof your Business”.

This webinar series will help businesses of all sizes, from SMEs to Large Corporates, to embark on their net-zero journey.
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Standard Chartered Malaysia appoints new head for Consumer Private and Business Banking
Standard Chartered Malaysia appoints new head for Consumer Private and Business Banking
Standard Chartered Malaysia has appointed Sammeer Sharma as its new Head of Consumer, Private and Business Banking who will be reporting directly to Malaysia CEO, Abrar Anwar.

Sammeer is a seasoned financial services professional with over 23 years of experience in driving strategic business transformation and change management actions across diverse markets.
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FACTS AND INSIGHTS
Strategy for a digital world
Strategy for a digital world
By accelerating digital adoption, the COVID-19 pandemic has widened the gap between the top and bottom companies on the power curve of economic profit, amplifying winner-takes-most dynamics and further separating digital leaders from also-rans. Competitive differentiation, now more than ever, emerges from superior digital capabilities and technology endowment, more agile delivery, and a progressively more tech-savvy C-suite.
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TIERED CORPORATE MEMBERS 2021
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