This morning, H.E. Kamala Shirin Lakhdir, U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia was featured on BFM's Breakfast Grille. If you missed it this morning, the podcast is now available on BFM's website.

Returnees undergoing their mandatory 14-days quarantine at designated centres nationwide are now allowed to place food delivery orders, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said today (18 August 2020). However, Ismail Sabri said they must indemnify the Health Ministry and the government against liability if they get food poisoning as a result.

Malaysians returning from Singapore under the Reciprocal Green Lane (RGL) and Periodic Commuting Arrangement (PCA) schemes have been reminded to strictly adhere to home quarantine rules. State Public Works, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman Mohd Solihan Badri said this is to ensure the safety and health of the returnees, their families and the public.

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has brought all our focus to physical and economic health, having good mental health is still important. On 18 August 2020, AMCHAM held a webinar titled ‘Corporate Success with Mind Wellness’ that dived into good mental health practices.

In a world full of uncertainties, networking and making sure we stand out as professional are becoming more prevalent. With businesses working from home and becoming more mobile, more and more professionals are spending time online which is reflected in LinkedIn seeing a record level of engagement in our platform.

How do you create your online profiles? How can you stand out? What opportunities can you tap into? LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional social media with over 690 million members globally.

This guide, issued by Christopher & Lee Ong, aims to provide an overview of the legal requirements in establishing a business presence in Malaysia, including topics on foreign investment and local equity participation, investment incentives, compliance with regulatory requirements, and sectoral overviews. The laws referred to in this publication are stated as at 30 June 2020.

The pace of change was accelerating even before COVID-19. Now, in the midst of an unprecedented global health and economic crisis, the level of uncertainty about the future has only grown. There will be no return to normalcy. An organization’s ability to change in these increasingly turbulent times has now become mission critical. But what goes unmeasured often goes unmanaged.