Bringing communities together, in a functional area of an industry sector, is central to the business of any Chamber. At AMCHAM we would like to announce the formation of a new committee, Healthcare & Life Sciences (HLS) that will be led by Dave Mitchell, Managing Director, Boston Scientific Corporation, and Shakilla Shahjihan, Divisional Vice President, Government Affairs, Asia Pacific & Japan, Abbott Laboratories.
The purpose of this committee is to bring together members who are focused on areas like pharmaceuticals, medical devices, technology, and delivery and to be able to have open discussions on the development and opportunities within these sectors that is fast becoming one of the most active, globally. They will focus not only on potential advocacy but on the sharing of best practices and networking of the members in the space, all the time, building stronger ties with related stakeholders through their engagement and programming. This is the common theme of most committees at AMCHAM.
HLS Committee will join other communities like the AMCHAM Johor Network (AJN) which was set up in 2020, the Corporate Citizenship Committee (CCC), established in 2019, along with the Malaysian American Electronics Industry Committee (MAEI), started in 1978, now boasts 56 active companies in its ranks, and is the Chamber’s largest industry community.
This year, we also see a leadership change at MAEI. After an amazing 15 years heading up MAEI, long-standing chairman Dato’ Seri Wong Siew Hai is stepping down to focus on establishing a wider national platform, the Malaysian Semiconductor Association (MSIA) which will bring together all segments in the semiconductor value chain across the whole country.
Bret Funke, Senior Director, HP Malaysia Manufacturing, and Chew Pay Fern, Director, PM Business Operations Support of Flex Malaysia, have volunteered to take on the mantle as Co-Chairs of MAEI and restructure it to meet the needs and demands of this critical industry sector for American investors and the growth of the country in the face of rising competition and increased regional importance. We look forward to establishing a collaborative working relationship with MSIA as there will be a lot of synergy between the two organizations.
There are other groupings forming around Information Technology and the Digital Economy, Human Resources & Talent. If you are interested in participating or learning how you can get more involved in AMCHAM’s communities, please contact Elaine Wong, Government Relations Executive – Committees at [email protected] or at the AMCHAM Executive Office at +603 2727-0070
COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS
Healthcare & Life Sciences (HLS)
Co-Chairs: Dave Mitchell, Boston Scientific Medical Device (M) Sdn Bhd
Shakilla Shahjihan, Abbott Laboratories (M) Sdn Bhd
AMCHAM Johor Network (AJN)
Chair: Fabien Er, Samtec Asia Pacific (M) Sdn Bhd
Corporate Citizenship Committee (CCC)
Co-Chairs: Solomon Lorthu, Motorola Solutions Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Jenny Foo, Keysight Technologies
Ee Laine Wong, Johnson & Johnson Sdn Bhd
Malaysian American Electronics Industry (MAEI)
Co-Chairs: Bret Funke, HP Malaysia Manufacturing
Chew Pay Fern, Flex Malaysia
Government Relations Council [by invitation]
Co-Chairs: Andy Lee, Johnson & Johnson Sdn Bhd
Azwar Kamarudin, Novartis Corporation Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Earlier today, 12 January, the Prime Minister of Malaysia made a public address on the state of the emergency that was declared by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. While it was announced that there will not be a curfew or a total lockdown, questions on the nature of this emergency still emerged.
To better understand the implications of this emergency, AMCHAM organized an impromptu briefing session with legal experts Surendra Ananth Anandaraju and Ragunath Kesavan. The speakers went into detail on what nature of this emergency, what is still functioning from the government’s side, how does it affect the public, and more.
AMCHAM hopes that today’s briefing shed some light on members to further understand the current situation, rest assured we will keep our members informed on any latest developments. We would like to thank both of our speakers for coming on such short notice and thank you to our members for attending.
Law firm EY is pleased to share their latest tax alert issue No. 1/2021.
Malaysian developments:
- 2021 income tax return filing programme issued
- Practice Note No. 4/2020: Clarification on Determining the Gross Income from Business Sources of not more than RM50 million of a Company or LLP
- Incentives for food production projects
- Tax deduction on costs for renovation and refurbishment of business premises
- Stamp duty updates
- Remission of tax and stamp duty
- Deduction for issuance of SRI sukuk extended to YA 2023
- Updated guidelines for upstream petroleum industry tax incentive claim
Overseas developments:
- Japan releases 2021 tax reform outline
- Myanmar tax authority issues guidance on withholding tax reporting obligations
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought uncertainties for a large part of 2020. Despite the reduced number of opportunities to physically volunteer for activities, our employees continued to step up and help our communities through many Intel Involved programs.
We helped to deliver donations (cash and kind) across several key pillars: medical, local communities, and education. Our waves of multiple relief campaigns have been the stories of our CSR journey this year, and in this quick recap, we want to say a BIG thank you to all Intel Malaysia employees who have contributed in one way or the other. We couldn’t have done it without you!
The AmChams of Asia Pacific (AAP) are now accepting applications for the AmChamREPRESENT Awards 2021, which recognize and showcase business excellence across four categories: (1) Leadership Transformation; (2) Digital Transformation; (3) Business Transformation; and (4) Human Capital Transformation.
Applications close on February 1, 2021 and the winners will be announced at the AmChams of Asia Pacific (AAP) Business Summit from March 9-11, 2021.
All your member companies are eligible to apply to for the awards (they can tick which AmChams they are associated with in the application form), so we wanted to request you to share the details with your networks.
The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) has released a detailed list of industries allowed to operate throughout the period of Movement Control Order (MCO) taking place from 13 January 2021 to 26 January 2021 in Pulau Pinang, Selangor, Wilayah Persekutuan (Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Labuan), Melaka, Johor and Sabah.
Read More:
- English Version of MITI Media Release
- List of Essential Services
- BM Version with List of Essential Services
FAQs:
SOP for Manufacturing Sector (Updated on 14 Jan):
