Following the announcement by the Government on the COVID-19 Immunisation Programme, detailed guides and steps have been released on how you can apply for the vaccination. AMCHAM has compiled information on the guides abstracted from the Special Committee on Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccine Supply (JKJAV) official website and social media pages.

The vaccination exercise under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme in all states will be implemented in stages, programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said. This is because not all 532 Vaccine Dispensing Centres (PPV) have received their COVID-19 vaccine supply as the number of doses from suppliers is currently limited, Khairy, who is also Science, Technology and Innovation Minister, said.

A total of 637,000 individuals have registered for the COVID-19 vaccine through the MySejatera application as of 9pm on 24 February. Senior Assistant Director-General of the Disease Control Division at the Ministry of Health (MOH) Dr Mahesh Appannan said the application was so far considered the most effective medium to disseminate information on COVID-19, including the vaccination programe.

GE Gas Power is accelerating Malaysia's decarbonisation effort with the launch of the world's largest and most efficient heavy-duty gas turbine power plant in Pasir Gudang, Johor. With a 1,440-megawatt combined cycle gas power, Track 4A power plant will support the region's goals for transitioning to a more sustainable energy future powering up to three million people in Malaysia.

Push payment fraud has become one of the fastest-growing cybercrimes. It happens when fraudsters deceive individuals by impersonating a business and lead them to make payments to a bank account controlled by the fraudsters. Whilst fraud cases of this nature are often being reported, the identity of the fraudster is not always known.

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