KL is one of the three Asian cities in the top 10. London, Paris and Rome are famed for their history, culture, and commerce. Now, they share something else in common: Expats don't like them. The three European capitals attracted some of the lowest rankings in a global survey of more than 15,000 people representing 173 nationalities.

Pear Anderson has been keeping track of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Southeast Asian travel industry. This is the latest update as of November 29, 2020. Malaysian and Thai tourism industries continue to pressure governments to reopen borders for international tourism - warn mass closures are a real possibility if it does not happen soon. Domestic tourism stimulus packages in the spotlight with Indonesia's Big Promo, Malaysia's Cuti-Cuti Malaysia and the start of redemptions for SingapoRediscovers vouchers.

Due to the recent announcement of the extension of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) throughout most of the country until 6 December, AMCHAM has decided to postpone our much-loved Thanksgiving Luncheon to accommodate the rules around larger groups.

The Thanksgiving Luncheon will now take place at Hilton Kuala Lumpur on 14 December (Monday), 12.00pm - 2.00pm.

We are hoping that come December we will all be able to safely celebrate together.

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If you have not renewed your membership for 2021, please do so today.

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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.

Join LeadWomen on 14 January 2021 where they will be officially announcing the UN Women and LeadWomen partnership, as well as formally introducing the Women Empowerment Principles into Malaysia!

Construction giant Gamuda Bhd and its joint-venture entity MMC Gamuda (MGJV) has unveiled its own polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratory to expedite COVID-19 screening and monitoring among its workers. Located at Jalan Chan Sow Lin here, the facility equipped with the latest technology was up and running in just four weeks after the proposal was approved.

BusinessToday speaks to Facebook Malaysia’s Country Director, Nicole Tan on the importance of SMEs leveraging digital tools to expand their offerings and why platforms like Facebook hold the responsibility in helping the community Back in early October, Facebook Malaysia launched the Small Business Grant, offering financial aid of up to RM3.2 million in grants to local businesses. Highlighting the importance of small businesses as the heart of communities as well as the backbone of our economy, Country Director, Nicole Tan was aware of the importance of supporting them.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on businesses in Malaysia. Issues like falling consumer confidence, job loss, and supply chain disruption have occupied not just the news, but also the consciousness of business executives and the public. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), a multinational professional services network of firms has done a study on the state of trust in medium-sized public companies during the COVID-19 pandemic using their proprietary trust analytics framework.

The sweeping changes we've seen this year to office work and business travel won't go away, even after the pandemic subsides, according to Bill Gates. Gates described how he envisions the future of work during an interview with Andrew Ross Sorkin at The New York Times DealBook conference on Tuesday. According to Gates, one of the biggest changes to how business is conducted will have to do with work-related travel.