Kuala Lumpur residents are free to travel within the capital city as it is considered as a single district. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said there were many queries over boundaries under the implementation of Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in the Klang Valley.

The standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the sub-district of Klang which was earlier placed under Conditional Movement Control Order (MCO) have been cancelled, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said since Selangor was now under conditional MCO, those in the sub-district of Klang would now follow SOPs enforced for the whole state.

The federal territory of Labuan will be placed under a conditional movement control order (CMCO) from October 17 to 30 in an effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 infections. Senior Minister (Security) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the imposition of the CMCO in Labuan was necessary in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Federal Territory recently.

Police will remove six roadblocks in areas under the administration of the Gombak police district tomorrow (16 October 2020). Gombak police chief Assistant Commissioner Arifai Tarawe said the exercise was aimed at preventing traffic congestion and to monitor public compliance of the Conditional Movement Control Order.

Following the recent Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) announcement on 12 October 2020, the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) will continue its operations physically at its headquarters to provide support and facilitation to its stakeholders. The Immigration Unit at MIDA Sentral will also be operating from 8.00am to 4.30pm during this time.

2020 showed AMCHAM at its best, pulling together for our members and moving the needle on issues at a great time of need. This was only possible because you supported us in the past. We need your support for the future.

As we enter 2021, AMCHAM would like to announce changes in its membership. We encourage you to consider increasing your support towards having a strong and sustainable Chamber by elevating your membership to one of the tiers. This will enable the Chamber to carry out the stronger engagement and advocacy that the times ahead will require.

Please click on the link below for more information on the membership tiers available.

Companies involved in international business relations are often subject to international arbitrations within various locations. Naturally, it is important for companies to take note and stay ahead of developments within arbitration. AMCHAM in collaboration with the Asian International Arbitration Centre held a topical webinar on Updates to International Arbitration.

AMCHAM are 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 September 2021 and is expected to engage 300 companies to commit to gender equality by becoming signatories of the Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs).

With work habits around the work changing because of COVID-19, what is the future of the office? What lessons can be learned from companies like GitHub, where most employees are remote? What can providers of flexible workspaces, such as IWG, reveal about trends in office use? What does team-building look like in a world where remote working is more widespread?