A total of 249,909 individuals have received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose, up till yesterday. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said Selangor had the highest number of vaccine recipients with 29,208, followed by Sarawak (28,212), Kuala Lumpur (25,190) and Sabah (20,411

On 12 March, AMCHAM held a virtual but practical, masterclass for both emerging and established leaders to realize what else can be done to elevate the leadership mindset into that of a SEE-19© Leader. A phrase coined by our two speakers and authors of the book, “The Rise of SEE-19© Leadership: See Beyond and Become the Leader You are Born To Be,”

Sunway Medical Centre at Sunway City in Selangor has been designated as a COVID-19 vaccination centre and is administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to frontliners as part of phase one of the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme. Throughout March to April, Sunway Medical Centre expects to reach over 3,000 private healthcare frontliners.

The rise of cyber threats on chief executive officers' (CEOs) list of concerns coincides with the rapid acceleration of companies’ digital transformation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings of PwC’s 24th CEO Survey, which explores the views of 5,050 CEOs around the world on how they are reinventing their companies to mitigate global disruptions.

As part of its continuous global portfolio rationalisation, Shell has decided to explore its options to divest its non-operated interests in the amended 2011 Baram Delta EOR production sharing contract (PSC) and the SK 307 PSC. The assets located offshore Sarawak, Malaysia are operated by Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, and Sarawak Shell Bhd is a non-operating partner.

In collaboration with the EU-funded programme WeEmpowerAsia of UN Women, LeadWomen is inviting Malaysian and Malaysian-based corporates to expand on their gender diversity efforts by joining the upcoming Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) programs. The Implementation Training will happen in two phases, where two pillars will be addressed in each phase, with 3-4 months in between phases. The pillars that will be covered are Leadership, Workplace and Marketplace.

The BMCC in collaboration with The British High Commission Kuala Lumpur (BHCKL) will be organising a webinar titled “The time is now: Race to Zero”. This webinar aims to highlight that the shift to a zero-carbon future is underway.

Since AMCHAM is a supporting partner, AMCHAM members will have a complimentary access to this webinar.

Join us for a webinar with our panel of experts. We will discuss the topic of mental health and nutrition and understand how women face their greatest challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and how we can support each other to overcome it.

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Women around the world have been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has heightened the large and small inequalities that women face daily. For this year’s International Women’s Day, which UN Women has themed “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world,” we have curated a series of charts that McKinsey has published over the past year that illustrate the pandemic’s gender effect, what it might cost society over time, and what could help set the course for a brighter future.