Priscilla was a Legal Adviser at the International Committee of the Red Cross, covering Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei. In the past, she organized national and regional events in relation to armed conflict and humanitarian issues and published articles in legal journals. Priscilla is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Industrial Relations/ Employment Law.

AMCHAM hosted a private lunch meeting with Donald Anderson, US Customs Borders and Protection (CBP) Attaché from US Embassy Singapore. In this session, Donald walked attendees through the role and processes of the CBP as goods enter the US consumer market.

It’s an exciting start of the week at AMCHAM! AMCHAM’s CEO, Siobhan Das, and the GR team headed up North to meet with our members, specifically our MAEI members to discuss 2022 plans! We were also honored to be invited for tours at Lam Research, Intel and Inari Bayan Lepas.

Those aged 18 and above will be able to walk into any integrated vaccination centre (PPV) in the Klang Valley for their COVID-19 booster dose starting Thursday, 27 Jan 2022.

Walk-ins would now be allowed at the following PPVs - World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur; Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil; Ideal Convention Centre, Shah Alam; and Dewan Soka Gakkai, Klang.

The trade war and geopolitics issues between the US and China are turning Malaysia into an attractive position to capitalise on the semiconductor industry. According to PublicInvest research’s analyst Chong Hoe Leong, Malaysia’s technology sector stands to benefit from the US-China trade war with the US imposing export restrictions on China’s largest chip firms.

Jabil Penang and Jabil Kulim visited Suria Care Center and the Penang Handicapped Welfare Association and donated various items amounting to RM4,000. Well done to the Jabil team for helping out the underprivileged and differently-abled communities!

It has been months since the devastating floods impacted many lives, homes, and businesses with clean-up and repairs are still ongoing. Fortunately, many AMCHAM member companies have come to the aid of those in need, the latest being Dell Technologies Malaysia.

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., announced the launch of DoraSorter – an AI-powered intelligent sorting robot – in collaboration with Dorabot, a leading robotics solution provider for logistics. The sorting robot represents the company’s latest push in digitizing its operations and building a smart logistics network to handle the ever-growing volumes of e-commerce-related shipments in the region.

According to the office market report of Knight Frank Malaysia’s Real Estate Highlights 2nd half of 2021, the lockdown in 2020 – 2021 has accelerated the adoption of remote and hybrid work arrangements among businesses. Some companies, especially MNCs, are evaluating their future workplace strategy as physical office space remains important for collaborating, maintaining and boosting productivity levels among employees.

In its latest report, KPMG International reveals that personalization is a key driver to both loyalty and advocacy for Malaysian consumers as they now understand how technology can be leveraged by brands to personalize the buying experience.

Alvin Gan, Head of Management Consulting, KPMG in Malaysia, observed, “Customers have a much larger say in today’s Malaysian market compared to pre-pandemic times. Brands now recognize the importance of keeping their customers engaged, and this revolutionized how we think of customer experience."

This daily news round-up brings you a selection of the latest news and updates on the COVID-19 pandemic. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have passed 358.5 million globally, according to Johns Hopkins University. The number of confirmed deaths has now passed 5.61 million. More than 9.95 billion vaccination doses have been administered globally, according to Our World in Data.