Luncheon with Dato’ Sri Subromaniam Tholasy, Director General of Royal Malaysian Customs

AMCHAM was delighted to welcome Dato’ Sri Subromaniam Tholasy, Director General of Royal Malaysian Customs and his team to a luncheon with our members on 22 February at the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur.

Dato’ Sri Subromaniam Tholasy had kindly agreed to meet with the AMCHAM Executive Team earlier in the month to provide opportunity to highlight some key areas in which our members request support or clarification. During this closed-door session he emphasised to members that Customs is aware of their challenges and is taking active steps to address them. A ‘preview’ of some key initiatives that the department intends to roll out and announce over the coming months was shared. Senior directors from the department’s GST Division, Customs Division, and Corporate Planning also made themselves available to meet with our members and engage in open dialogue.

This dialogue with Customs follows our meeting with Datuk Seri Haji Johari Abdul Ghani, Minister of Finance II, earlier in February. AMCHAM looks forward to working with both bodies on a more technical level over the coming year to raise and help solve some current tax and logistics challenges.