Part of the intrepid AMCHAM team led by our CEO, Ms Siobhan Das flew down to Johor to participate in the Johor Briefing & InterChamber Networking event at Puteri Harbour. This was a joint program between Malaysian Dutch Business Council (MDBC), Invest Johor and seven other Chambers, including AMCHAM. Representatives from some embassies were also able to join this program.

Asia was the first region affected by the pandemic and is now in the process of regaining a certain level of stability and normality. In China and Malaysia, employers have re-opened workplaces but face the threat of a further wave of infections. At this webinar we will undertake a comparative review focusing on how employers in both China and Malaysia manage employment related legal and practical concerns surrounding COVID-19.

Sime Darby Bhd posted RM820 million net profit for the year ended June 30 2020, amid challenging market conditions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic in the second half of the financial year.

Sime Darby saw a 9.5 per cent growth in net profit from underlying business operations (core net profit) of RM1.04 billion, compared to RM950 million in the last financial year.

Law firm Azmi & Associates shares two of their newest articles both released in August 2020.

The big leap has come for digital banking. Banks are now focusing on digitalisation, recognising that this is the only way forward. “The global COVID-19 pandemic is changing our behaviours … we may be ushering in a new virtual century where anything that can be done virtually will be done in this space.