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The global COVID-19 Pandemic is creating havoc in your organisation. Your mobile employees are now restricted in their ability to travel internationally to and from Malaysia. Have you considered the tax and immigration implications with the lockdown?
The Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) has announced since applications for the company to resume operations opened at 9am today, traffic flow to the MITI portal has seen a sharp increase and reached 176,000 users in the first two hours.
MITI has found that the majority of these visitors are not companies but individuals accessing the MITI portal, leading to a high number of visitors not consistent with the number of companies in the sector that have been approved for exemption. Therefore, MITI will reconfigure the application system, ensuring that only companies in the sector are allowed to access the application system.
The application system will be temporarily closed at 2.00 pm and will be back online at 4:00 pm through the MITI website, https://application.miti.gov.my.
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Below is a second compilation of articles by law firm Azmi & Associates surrounding the Covid-19 impact in Malaysia.
1. COVID-19 The Malaysian Government’s Additional Stimulus Package
2. COVID-19 – Don’t Get Infected and Suffered for Free. Sue the Infector and Claim Your Damages
3. Employers’ Obligations During Movement Control Order (MCO)
4. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Shipping
5. COVID-19 and Operational and Supply Chain Disruptions – Navigating the Legal Risk
6. COVID-19 – The Threat to Insolvency – Options to SMEs
7. COVID-19 Recession is Inevitable. Let Us, Lawyers, Be Your Iron Man. Let’s Rescue Your Company!
The docs below detail the Standard Operating Protocol (SOP) for companies and sectors during the MCO period:
SOP: Permissions to Operate And Employee Movement Management For Companies That Are Allowed to Operate During the Movement Conrol Order (MCO)
SOP: Permissions To Operate And Employee Movement Management For Manufacturing Companies Allowed To Operate During The Movement Control Order (MCO)
The Government has also taken pro-active and responsive steps in balancing the country’s economic sustainability and the effectiveness of the Movement Control Order (MCO) by allowing critical economic sectors including the medical and basic needs sectors to operate since 18 March 2020 subject to conditions set by the Ministry of Health (MOH).
This step is necessary in order to ensure the sustainability of the country’s economy post COVID-19, to prevent the loss of jobs among Malaysians and to ensure that the people continue to have access to the basic needs and critical products throughout the MCO period.
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Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced today (10 April 2020) that the Movement Control Order (MCO) will be extended for another two weeks, until April 28 in an effort to curb the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak in line with the views from the World Health Organization.
The Prime Minister also noted that a “home based learning” initiative will be implemented. Also, a list of sectors allowed to operate will be revealed soon.
Full speech transcript:
(in BM): Teks Perutusan Khas YAB PM – 10042020
(in English): SPECIAL ANNOCEMENT PM _10 April 2020
