Immediately following the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation on Semiconductor Supply Chain Resilience on 11 May, AMCHAM’s CEO Siobhan Das participated in the Semiconductor Roundtable that was co-hosted by Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali, Senior Minister, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and Gina Raimondo, U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

On 11 May 2022, AMCHAM was delighted to attend a roundtable discussion with the Hazardous Substances Division at the Department of Environment (DOE) Malaysia.

The meeting was to respond to our members' request for greater visibility on the e-waste management mechanism in Malaysia and some of the awareness raising programs that the Division is undertaking on proper and sustainable e-waste management.

Malaysia is expected to garner RM14.62 billion in new investments from the United States (U.S.) following the Trade and Investment Mission (TIM) led by Senior Minister and International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.

Azmin said many U.S.-based companies had expressed their commitments to expand their operations and footprint in Malaysia during his 10-day U.S. TIM which began on May 8.

Secretary Raimondo and Malaysia’s Senior Minister for International Trade and Industry, Mohamed Azmin Ali met and signed the U.S.- Malaysia Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on Semiconductor Supply Chain Resilience.

The MOC aims to provide guiding principles for both nations as they collaborate on strengthening semiconductor supply chain resiliency efforts.

AMCHAM will be releasing our 2022 Membership Directory in June. This tool has proven to be a very useful platform in identifying the American participants within the Malaysian business community by detailing these organizations and showcasing their role as part of our membership.

We would like to invite our member companies and non-members, to place an advertisement in our Membership Directory.

Advertising commitments will be treated on a first-come, first-served basis and the deadline for submission is next Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

Those aged 60 and above can receive a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose voluntarily four to six months after their first booster.

Those aged between 18 and 59 could also receive a second booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine if they met certain criteria.

The U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur invites you to join the inaugural session of the U.S.-Malaysia Joint Cybersecurity Working Group (JCSWG) on Tuesday, 17 May, from 10:00a.m. to 11:30a.m. via Microsoft Teams.

Registration for the 2022 SelectUSA Investment Summit is now live. This in-person event will take place from June 26-29, 2022 as the annual Investment Summit returns to the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

The SelectUSA Investment Summit is the highest-profile event in the United States dedicated to promoting foreign direct investment (FDI.) This year’s Investment Summit returns in its familiar format to provide exciting opportunities for more investors from more markets and greater representation from economic developers (EDO) across the nation to engage and interact - the 2022 Investment Summit will be the most highly anticipated and productive FDI event you attend all year.

The AmChams of Asia Pacific (AAP) will hold its 2022 Business Summit in Vietnam from May 19-21. The Summit is an annual event hosted by a different AmCham from around the region. It offers a valuable ‘in-person’ opportunity to discuss the main issues facing American business in the region along with in-depth examination of specific industry issues of critical importance to AmCham members.

Interested parties who are NOT AmCham members, please contact the Executive Office at info@amcham.com.my

VMware, Inc. announced the appointment of Sarene Lee as Country Manager for Malaysia. In this role, Sarene will drive business strategy and development as well as customer and partner relations for VMware to accelerate the adoption of digital transformation in the country.

It is always good to hear positive news about our member companies. This amazing display of local talent is reflected in the 2.0% contribution to the Malaysia’s total semiconductor exports in 2021.

Texas Instruments also expressed keen interest to continue expansion plans in Malaysia for the next 20 years which is expected to create additional high-skilled jobs to facilitate & support the technologies adopted.

Azmi & Associates has recently released 2 new articles recently:

Although many managers have adapted to virtual meetings to replace face-to-face ones as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, developing new business relationships online presents a particular set of challenges.

In this article, the specific challenges managers have faced in building business relationships virtually are discussed followed by expert advice for how to overcome those challenges.