The enhanced movement control order (MCO) placed on several localities in Sabah will end on Thursday (Dec 3), says Senior Minister (Security) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob . The areas involved are in Tawau, Sandakan and Kota Belud. Ismail Sabri said the temporary detention centre in Tawau saw 2,613 screenings for COVID-19 conducted, with 774 cases recorded.

The U.S. Embassy would extend the opportunity to AMCHAM members to engage with Malaysia’s rising startup community. The Malaysian organization Sizzlescience, which is a participant of the U.S. Department of State’s Global Innovation through Science and Technology’s partnership, is seeking executives of American companies to advise start up founders for a period of 2-4 months.

There are many challenges that women face when getting into the working environment and when returning to it. A good number of these challenges are often unspoken or unheard of. As part of AMCHAM’s Women’s Week, a virtual discussion forum was held on the topic of the journey from girls to leaders.

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.

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to reach out to Serena at serena@amcham.com.my or Elaine at elaine@amcham.com.my

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!

The release of the Knight Frank Prime London Sales Report: October 2020 showed that the prime London property market is unlikely to be impacted by the second national lockdown in England, compared to the first one, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commenting on the report, Knight Frank Malaysia international residential project marketing associate director Dominic Heaton-Watson noted that the UK property market remained open during the month-long lockdown.

The KPMG Survey of Sustainability Reporting has tracked monumental changes in sustainability reporting since the survey was first published in 1993. In this 11th edition of the survey, KPMG professionals reviewed sustainability reporting from 5,200 companies in 52 countries and jurisdictions – including Malaysia – making this the most extensive survey in the series to date.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) has involved a coming together of the digital, biological and physical worlds punctuated by new technologies the likes of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, robotics, 3D printing and the Internet of Things. It is unsurprising, given its immense scope if nothing else, that the technology driving this revolution (“4IR tech”) is presenting opportunities and challenges that can only be properly tackled with a forward-looking and innovative approach to governance.