AMCHAM Spotlight is a unique and interactive event platform for companies to highlight their brand and showcase particular products or services to an exclusive audience within the AMCHAM membership.

Interested? Please email our events team at events@amcham.com.my.

An updated set of SOPs for areas undergoing National Recovery Plan (NRP) Phase 1 and 2 has been released. Notable updates include areas involved, activities open to fully vaccinated individuals, protocols for citizens and foreigners returning/arriving from overseas, movement for civil service and more.

Selangor has approved Penang's request to borrow 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to enable the state to finish vaccinating the remaining 225,226 people who have yet to receive their first dose by the final week of this month. Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari had approved the state's request for 200,000 doses of vaccines.

Sime Darby Property Bhd and the Malaysian Institute of Architects (Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia or PAM) have teamed up to organise a design competition called the Concept Home 2030 Competition. The competition is open to all PAM-registered corporate architects and registration started from Aug 16.

SAM Engineering & Equipment (M) Bhd, whose share price has jumped 120% year-to-date, has reported an improved top and bottom line growth for its first quarter ended June 30, 2021 (1QFY22), compared to a year ago. Net profit increased 66.22% to RM11.98 million from RM7.21 million in 1QFY21, while revenue rose 18.6% to RM202.78 million from RM170.98 million.

Citibank Malaysia and InvestKL in collaboration with EY invite you to an interactive webinar titled “Global Business Services resilience in the new world of work: Global Business Services post-COVID“, a virtual panel discussion with industry GBS experts and Citi’s Client Advisory Group.

Join this session, as expert panelists share their insights on the trends, explore solutions and how InvestKL facilitates GBS investments into Greater Kuala Lumpur.

Export Excellence Awards 2021 (EEA) is on the lookout for Malaysia's top exporters. EEA is a platform for exporters to showcase their capabilities and inspire businesses to promote Malaysian products and services to the world.

Apply today! Tell us your export story and take your place among the best in the arena.

Applications are open until 24 September 2021.

Hospital Kuala Lumpur is currently in urgent need of hospital equipments due to overwhelming number of COVID-19 patients. AMCHAM is seeking support from any of our member companies who is able to contribute.

If anyone is able to assist, please contact Kevin at kevin@amcham.com.my or Elaine at elaine@amcham.com.my.

Hospital Ampang has close to 150 COVID patients now in, and for the past few weeks the hospital has been expanding the wards in terms of manpower, equipment, and proper isolation spaces.

Both patients and clinicians need equipments urgently to be able to do their work.

If anyone is able to assist, please contact Kevin at kevin@amcham.com.my or Elaine at elaine@amcham.com.my.

Hospital Kepala Batas has set up the new Hospital Medan to cope with the rising numbers of ICU patients since May 2021. They are currently in urgent need of medical equipment. AMCHAM is seeking support from any of our member companies.

If anyone is able to assist, please contact Kevin at kevin@amcham.com.my or Elaine at elaine@amcham.com.my.

The pandemic has given many organizations an unexpected crash course in digitalization. While much progress has been made—from hardware and infrastructure to updated work processes and a rejuvenated corporate culture—many organizations are confronting the question of how to integrate fragmented and often makeshift digitalization efforts in a way that’s sustainable.