Beginning today, all foreigners entering the country will have to pay the mandatory quarantine fee as well as the additional RM2,600 operation fee, Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob announced. This means that a foreigner entering Malaysia would have to fork out RM4,700; RM2,600 for fixed operation cost and RM2,100 being the lodging cost.

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) just did a media release on the total approved investments for the first half of 2020. Malaysia recorded a total of RM64.8 billion worth of investments in the manufacturing, services and primary sectors for the first six months of 2020 despite multiple headwinds on the global front. These investments involved 1,725 projects and will create 37,110 employment opportunities in Malaysia.

The My AMCHAM Cares CSR Survey is now LIVE! As part of AMCHAMs ongoing commitment to promote best practices in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and in conjunction with the current ongoing survey, an exclusive session on “Sustainability Within CSR” was held on 24 September with Redha Shukor, Sustainability & Operations Lead at PwC Consulting Associate.

AMCHAM, excited to announce its partnership with LeadWomen and UN Women as one of the supporting organizations for the upcoming WEPs Malaysia Activator Campaigns.

This program will commence from November 2020 until June 2021 and is expected to engage 300 companies to commit to gender equality by becoming signatories of the Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs).

The KPMG 2020 CEO Outlook COVID-19 Special Edition finds the world’s chief executives using this unparalleled moment in history to lead with increased purpose and impact, both societal and economic. They are protecting their people, building trusted relationships with customers and communities, and defining a new future of growth and success for their organizations.