Ambassador Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir's time in Malaysia as the U.S. Ambassador is coming to an end. Before she leaves, she would like to say farewell to Malaysia, and all of the Malaysians she met during her four years here.

Photos from the Virtual MY AMCHAM CARES Recognition Ceremony and the Farewell Townhall with Ambassador Lakhdhir that were held recently on January 20th, 2021 are now available on the AMCHAM website for your viewing. Please click here to view the gallery.

The government’s latest list of essential services allowed to operate has been streamlined even further to specific services, after more than a week of the movement control order (MCO) this year. The latest update of the MCO regulations gazetted on January 21 and published on the Federal Government Gazette’s website lists 52 items under essential services, instead of 50 items in the January 15 gazette.

In these difficult times, it is vital that businesses address the issue of mental health head on, developing a sophisticated mental wellness strategy to fulfil duty of care responsibilities and help employees with their mental health resilience. Beyond the obvious positives implementing these strategies would have for employees, businesses have a direct interest in investing in creating a mental wellness program.

RHB Banking Group (“RHB”) has announced a long-term strategic partnership with Shell Malaysia (“Shell”), offering new Credit Card propositions with flexibility and convenience following the strong contactless growth among Malaysian consumers. The new RHB Shell Visa Credit Card /-I aims to address the current needs of cardholders by creating a more rewarding experience on their transactions.

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world’s largest express transportation company, together with Junior Achievement (JA), today announced the six winners of the annual FedEx Express / Junior Achievement International Trade Challenge (FedEx/JA ITC) 2020. The winners will advance to the FedEx Express / JA ITC Regional Finals which will be held in February 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s FedEx Express / JA ITC Malaysian competition was held virtually for the first time since the competition began in 2008.

HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad (HSBC) has partnered with Agile Property (Agile) to provide a digital solution for their Housing Development Account (HDA). The digital solution reduces manual processes and promotes digitalisation in the HDA payables process in Malaysia’s real estate sector. HDA is mandatory for all residential developments to safeguard the interest of residential buyers for property developers in Malaysia.

In collaboration with the EU-funded programme WeEmpowerAsia of UN Women, LeadWomen is inviting 300 Malaysian corporates to expand on their gender diversity efforts by joining the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Activator Malaysia Campaign. The Awareness Sessions will bring a wider consciousness of the WEPs and identify your companies’ strengths, gaps, and determine opportunities to improve their performance on gender equality.

As the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it unparalleled disruptions to global supply chains across nearly every industry, supply-chain resilience has catapulted to the top of the C-suite agenda. CEOs representing some of the most innovative organizations around the world joined a discussion on navigating the most significant supply-chain disruption in scope and size in recent memory.