Please take note if you have not renewed your membership, kindly drop us an email at membership@amcham.com.my urgently to renew your membership today. The final date to renew your membership is 31 December 2020.

A strong Chamber is made possible with your support. We recommend selecting the tier that works best for you. Basic membership starts with a minimum investment of RM6,000* for year-long benefits, levels increase to up to Platinum!

*New members are subject to a RM1000 joining fee.

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 December 13, 2020. Malaysia becomes one of the few ASEAN nations to shorten quarantine from 14 to 10 days. Singapore's false positive case on board one of its cruises to nowhere generates massive, hyped up media coverage - but STB says it demonstrates the robustness of its cruising protocols.

Following our last update about rescheduling the Thanksgiving Luncheon, we are pleased to inform you that the event will now take place on 6 January 2021 at Hilton Kuala Lumpur.

We hope to see you on the new scheduled date. We will continue observing developments and current SOPs, and keep you informed accordingly.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at events@amcham.com.my

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!

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FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. has announced that operations are in motion to transport its first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines. Following the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, FedEx Express will begin transport of the vaccine using its FedEx Priority Overnight® service supported by FedEx Priority Alert® advanced monitoring.

Knight Frank Malaysia Sdn Bhd and St George, a member of the Berkeley Group, officially launched The Imperial, a 30-storey signature building at the heart of Chelsea Creek, expansive canal-side development in one of London's most exclusive neighbourhoods. The Imperial's 157 homes comprise one, two and three-bedroom apartments and four duplex penthouses in a unique waterside setting in prime central London.

Blockchain technology has been touted as general-purpose technology with the potential to be as powerful and disruptive as the internet. However, one common misconception is that it eliminates the need for trust. In blockchain, actors can conduct transactions – exchanging goods, services and perhaps more – with the distributed ledger reducing the need for third-party middlemen, clerks and other human intermediation.