The implementation of the land and air Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VTL) will act as a catalyst to spur the post COVID-19 economic recovery in both countries, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said.

He said that it was especially true for Johor, as the state was Singapore’s nearest neighbour and the presence of Singaporeans travellers would stimulate the economy, as the island state had long been Johor’s biggest investor.

The VTL represented a ray of happiness to Malaysians and Singaporeans, allowing the resumption of ties that were ‘severed’ during the COVID-19 pandemic, he added, saying that it would bring much needed relief to citizens in both countries following the closing of borders almost 20 months ago.

A media statement has been issued by the Ministry of Health Malaysia regarding Booster Dose, Latest Recommendations from The Technical Working Committee (TWG) – media statement as follows:

The Drug Control Authority (DCA) has approved the Comirnaty vaccine, product of Pfizer-BioNTech, CoronaVac vaccine, product of Sinovac/Pharmaniaga Lifescience and AstraZeneca vaccine for use as a booster dose.

Further to that, the Technical Working Committee (TWG) under the COVID-19 Booster Immunization Action Body (CITF-B) has recommended a booster dose be given to all residents aged 18 and over with priority appointments given according to age (age step down approach); frontline officers; individuals with comorbidities; pregnant women; and the need to travel overseas.

Join us on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at 3 PM (+8 GMT) for our Advocacy Talks webinar with Deloitte on the topic of Budget 2022 and Immigration Issues.

It will be an in-depth look at the Malaysian Budget 2022 as the budget introduced some bold play to provide individuals and businesses with the necessary stimuli to bounce back and thrive post-pandemic while boosting tax collection for a more resilient and stronger nation.

Join us for an informative and beneficial session on the topic of Budget 2022 and Immigration Issues with:

i. Thin Siew Chi, Business Tax Executive Director, Deloitte Malaysia;

ii. Ang Weina, Global Employer Services Leader, Deloitte Malaysia;

iii. Senthuran Elalingam, Indirect Tax Executive Director, Deloitte Malaysia; and

iv. Tamas Adorjan, Transfer Pricing Associate Director, Deloitte Malaysia.

14 RESTAURANTS, 14 UNIQUE MENUS, 1 EXTRAORDINARY ITALIAN TASTE!

On behalf of the Embassy of Italy Kuala Lumpur together with Italy Malaysia Business Association, we would like to invite EUROCHAM Malaysia members to Italian Festival – The Extraordinary Italian Taste.

An initiative by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation with the support of Italian Embassies and Consulates around the world, The World Week of Italian Cuisine aims to promote Italian cuisine and the uniqueness of original Italian ingredients and products.

EUROCHAM Malaysia conducted our first hybrid committee meeting with the Healthcare sector committee. Mr. George Kazzi, Head of the Healthcare Sector Committee attended the meeting physically with us here at our office. We were also virtually joined by Mr. Jari Niemi, Deputy Head of the Healthcare Sector Committee alongside other committee members.

During the committee meeting, we shared and discussed the COVID-19 situation in Malaysia and globally as well as the position paper about the current matters and concerns of the healthcare industry in local and foreign business.

Thank you for dropping by our humble office! We had a productive and interesting meeting with Kulim Technology Park Corporation Sdn Bhd last week. It was a great session with the team as we discussed and shared future collaborative efforts and strategies to promote the Kulim Hi-Tech Park.

We thank Che Abdul Khalid Md Din, Chief Operating Officer of Kulim Technology Park Corporation Sdn Bhd, and Noor Aina Umar, Assistant Manager, Sales, and Marketing Division for taking the time to attend this physical meeting, we look forward to more meetings like these to strengthen and bolster alliances for a prosperous EU-Malaysia partnership.