The AMCHAM Executive Office will be closed from December 26 2022 to January 2 2023 for the holidays and we will be back in the office on January 3, 2023.

For urgent matters, please direct all queries to info@amcham.com.my

AMCHAM is pleased to inform you that SIA will be visiting KL and Penang in January 2023 and we have secured engagement slots with their senior representatives to meet with our members and friends in the Semicon / IT industries to discuss matters concerning these industries locally and globally.

Please block these dates on your calendars:

Stay tuned for more information or contact the AMCHAM GR Team at gr@amcham.com.my should you have any queries.

Thanks and Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

Sandia National Laboratories invites to participate in a workshop to be held February 27th, 28th & 1st of March, 2023. The workshop will dive into the United Nations Security Council Resolution sanctions, the impact of trade restrictions on UN Member States and industry as well as due diligence mitigation strategies.

In conjunction with the monsoon season, which is expected to cause recurring periods of heavy rain until March next year, International SOS has put together some advice and key steps Malaysians can consider to help prepare for and minimise the impact if floods do occur. The advice is based on International SOS’ extensive experience in dealing with natural disasters, including floods, both internationally and in Malaysia.

The Asia-Pacific region is set to remain the world’s fastest-growing region. Even as growth momentum continues to normalise across much of the region, domestic-oriented economies such as emerging Southeast Asia and India are forecast to remain supportive of overall regional growth in the upcoming year, according to Knight Frank’s latest report, Asia-Pacific Outlook Report 2023: Pivoting Towards Opportunities.

FedEx Express has been awarded ‘Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2022’ by HR Asia in recognition of exemplary human resource management practices and strong corporate-culture employee engagement. In addition, FedEx was recognized with a second award for ‘Asia Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)’ for the company’s actions in promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

This article by McKinsey & Partners highlights a range of near-term actions that countries and regions around the world could take to ensure they transition their energy system while maintaining focus on the immediate needs of energy reliance and affordability–and thereby achieving a less disorderly, or “more orderly” transition.