EUROCHAM Malaysia will be hosting our upcoming BizTalks Webinar together with KPJ Healthcare Berhad on the topic of Managing Mental Health this month!

This webinar will be highlighting who has been most affected and summarises the effect of the pandemic on the availability of mental health services and how this has changed during the pandemic. Ever since the beginning of the pandemic, an increasing amount of people are experiencing work-related stress. In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organisation (WHO earlier this month.

The Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) has issued a media statement regarding the Latest Recommendations for Booster Dosage – media statement as follows:

The Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) would like to inform you that, as of 13 April 2022, a total of 26,054,361 or 79.2% of the Malaysian population has received the complete dose of COVID-19 vaccine with the following breakdown:

• 22,959,339 or 97.6% of the Malaysian population aged 18 years and above have received a complete dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

• 2,865,407 or 92.1% of the Malaysian population aged 12 to 17 years have received a complete dose of COVID-19 vaccine;

• 1,374,520 or 38.7% of children aged 5 to under 12 years had received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine while 229,615 or 6.5% of children aged 5 to under 12 years had received the complete dose of COVID-19 vaccine;

In case you missed out on our BizTalks webinar with Crowe Malaysia on the topic of Expatriate Tax Filing Requirements in Malaysia.

We would like to thank our esteemed speakers from Crowe Malaysia, Ms. Shalina Jaafar, Executive Director, Global Mobility Services, and Ms. Monaliza Mohd Ali, Director, Global Mobility Services for the exclusive webinar regarding the Expatriate Tax Filing Requirements in Malaysia which included an overview as well as a brief explanation on the submission of the 2021 Form e-BE/e-M via e-Filing.

It was a very informative and in-depth session that serves many benefits to our fellow members, bilateral chambers, corporate and strategic partners.

On behalf of our fellow member KPJ Healthcare Berhad, we would like to extend this special Benefits and Privileges (B&P) at a discounted rate for EUROCHAM Malaysia members when undergoing a medical check-up or treatments at selected KPJ hospitals.

Special Benefits and Privileges (B&P) are as follows:

- 10% discount for health screening packages;

- 10% discount for room and board; and

- 50% discount for an eye examination with an Optometrist (applicable at KPJ Centre for Sight branches only)  

EUROCHAM Malaysia will be hosting our upcoming Advocacy Talks webinar together with the South-East Asia IP SME Helpdesk on the topic of New Trademark Updates in Malaysia this month!

This webinar will be an in-depth discussion on key cases pertaining to the new Trademark Acts (TMA), what is protected and how to get registration under the TMA as well as what is an infringement and how does one enforce one’s right under the TMA.

Join our experienced speakers, Dr. Chris Hemingway, Director (Office Managing Partner), Marks & Clerk (Malaysia), and Muhammad Azrul Abdul Hamid, Partner, Azrul, Liew & Co who will be sharing on the New Trademark Updates in Malaysia.