With 348 COVID-19 clusters still active and reporting new cases, Malaysia continues to grapple with four-digit new infections every day. The two main types of clusters triggering new cases are those linked to the workplace and community. The hotbeds for the transmission of the deadly coronavirus are, in fact, workplaces such as factories, construction sites, construction companies, business centres, education centres and public administrative centres.

Malaysia's manufacturing sales in February 2021 rose 6.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM118.4 billion, according to Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). In a statement today, 9 April, Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said that on a monthly basis, the sales value decreased by 3.6%.

Join us for the Penang Investment Webinar on Friday, April 16, 2021 at 8.00 am – 9.20 am.

This virtual session aims to provide a platform for businesses, consultants and investors to understand Penang, Malaysia's investment climate, successful investment stories, industry landscape as well as holistic state- led initiatives that make Penang the niche supply chain powerhouse in South East Asia.

The panel session will be moderated by AMCHAM's CEO, Siobhan Das

Mondelēz International has launched Southeast Asia’s first-ever Mondelēz InternationalLeading Edge Business Challenge to encourage students to learn and apply design thinking as a skill to cater to the ever changing job market. The challenge will have participating students from Malaysia involved in direct and practical learning sessions with senior leaders of Mondelēz International throughout the competition.

Agricultural commodities are poised for a “mini supercycle” as China’s rampant demand keeps supplies tight, according to the head of a key Cargill Inc trading unit that’s seeing its best results in a decade. China’s crop-buying spree and dwindling stockpiles recently sent prices to multiyear highs, while also whipping up volatility that traders crave.

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Asia-Pacific private equity (PE) investors were braced for a tough 2020. Two years of record investment in the region ended in 2019 with a sharp decline in deal value, exits, and fund-raising. Then COVID-19 struck. Stunned by the fallout, investors recoiled at first. But many quickly jumped back into the market, especially in China, India, and Japan, lifting deal value across the region to a record high.