Malaysia

Roundtable with of H.E. Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia on Sidelines of UN General Assembly

On September 26, the US-ABC and U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a roundtable discussion with H.E. Tun Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia on the sidelines of the 74th UN General Assembly in New York. The occasion marked Prime Minister Mahathir's second engagement with the US-ABC and U.S. Chamber of Commerce around the UNGA since his reelection last year. Discussion centered on the Malaysian government’s focus on strengthening’s the country’s economic fundamentals, increasing productivity and promoting sustainable and inclusive growth.

"The Potential of Industry 4.0 for Malaysian SMEs" Workshop, July 22

Council members extended support to Malaysia's “Industry 4WRD” National Policy through a workshop designed to help empower Malaysian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. From left to right: Mr. John Patrick Antonysamy (Senior Director, Strategic Planning Division, Ministry of International Trade and Industry), Ms. Choo Wai Meng (Executive Director for Strategic Planning (Manufacturing), Malaysian Investment Development Authority), Dr. Mohd Shahrul Azmi bin Mohamad Yusoff (Director, Industrial Centre of Innovation in SMART Manufacturing, The Standard and Industrial Research Institue of Malaysia), Azrin Azlina Anuar (Director for Government Engagement Visa), Matt Baker (He aad of Small and Medium Enterprises Solution Visa), YB Datuk Darell Leiking (Minister of International Trade and Industry), Ambassador Kamala Shirin Lakhdhir (U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia), Amb. Michael W. Michalak (Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director US – ASEAN Business Council), Philip Glickman (Vice President Business Development Mastercard), Peter Rand (Sales Lead for SME Services in Asia Pacific Mastercard), Sunil Singh (Sales IT Domain Leader – Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa), Suffian Muhili (Government Relations Leader Malaysia P&G), Valerie Tan (Director Public Policy Asia Pacific Mastercard), Tina Chee (CTO & Head of Systems Engineering Cisco Malaysia) and Tina Jamaluddin (Senior Representative Malaysia - US ASEAN Business Council).”

Roundtable with Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Darell Leiking

On April 1, 2019, the Council and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon roundtable for Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Darell Leiking during his first visit to Washington, DC. Minister Leiking provided USABC and USCC members an update on Malaysia’s trade agenda in a small off-the-record discussion.