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Berita MICCI highlights the latest initiatives and advocacy undertaken by the Chamber and its Councils on behalf of MICCI Members. The Chamber’s recent 41 st Annual General Meeting, which took place on 24 June 2014 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre, witnessed the re-election of Simon Whitelaw (Managing Director of CMA CGM Sdn Bhd) as its President along with a few additional appointments to the General Committee. In his statement, Whitelaw provided an overview of the past year’s economy touching briefly on the global economic conditions and the nation’s growth en route to achieving high- income status by 2020. He further reflected on certain areas of the Chamber’s core focus primarily through its engagement with the government, and membership efforts towards the changing needs of its members and the overall economic and demographic environment. “While MICCI continues to support the government's objectives for economic growth and high income economy status through the economic and government transformation programmes (ETP & GTP), the Chamber also promotes the position that additional fundamental structural reform to sustain Malaysia's ability to remain internationally competitive is critical to lasting success”. The President expressed his gratitude to the Members of the General Committee and most importantly, to all MICCI Members who have given their time, energy and expertise throughout the year on behalf of the Chamber. MICCI remains committed to delivering the best value possible to its Members. continued… BERITA Edition 17/2014 7 July 2014 MICCI C-8-8, Plaza Mont‘ Kiara, No.2 Jalan Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur tel: 03-6201 7708 fax: 03-6201 7705 http://www.micci.com MICCI - The Premier Advocate for the Business Community CONTENTS PAGE MICCI Welcomes Newly Elected General Committee 1-2 Budget 2015 To Focus On Rising Cost Of Living 2 PMHA Strives For More 3 Government Grants and Financial Assistance For Malaysian Businesses 3 Addressing Crime In Perak 3 Contacts & Links 4 1 MICCI Welcomes Newly Elected General Committee MICCI General Committee 2014/2015 Simon Whitelaw, President
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Berita MICCI highlights the latest initiatives and advocacy undertaken by the Chamber and its Councils on behalf of MICCI Members.
The Chamber’s recent 41st Annual General Meeting, which took place on 24 June 2014 at the Sime Darby Convention Centre, witnessed the re-election of Simon Whitelaw (Managing Director of CMA CGM Sdn Bhd) as its President along with a few additional appointments to the General Committee.
In his statement, Whitelaw provided an overview of the past year’s economy touching briefly on the global economic conditions and the nation’s growth en route to achieving high-income status by 2020.
He further reflected on certain areas of the Chamber’s core focus primarily through its engagement with the government, and membership efforts towards the changing needs of its members and the overall economic and demographic environment.
“While MICCI continues to support the government's objectives for economic growth and high income economy status through the economic and government transformation programmes (ETP & GTP), the Chamber also promotes the position that additional fundamental structural reform to sustain Malaysia's ability to remain internationally competitive is critical to lasting success”.
The President expressed his gratitude to the Members of the General Committee and most importantly, to all MICCI Members who have given their time, energy and expertise throughout the year on behalf of the Chamber. MICCI remains committed to delivering the best value possible to its Members.
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BERITAEdition 17/2014 7 July 2014
MICCI C-8-8, Plaza Mont‘ Kiara,
No.2 Jalan Kiara, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
tel: 03-6201 7708 fax: 03-6201 7705
http://www.micci.com
MICCI - The Premier Advocate for the Business Community
CONTENTS PAGE
MICCI Welcomes Newly Elected General Committee
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Budget 2015 To Focus On Rising Cost Of Living
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PMHA Strives For More 3
Government Grants and Financial Assistance For Malaysian Businesses
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Addressing Crime In Perak 3
Contacts & Links 4
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MICCI Welcomes Newly Elected General Committee
MICCI General Committee 2014/2015
Simon Whitelaw, President
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Budget 2015 To Focus On Rising Cost Of Living
!The Budget Consultation 2015 was held on 26 May 2014 at the Ministry of Finance, Putrajaya, in which Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak stressed that various measures would be undertaken in the 2015 Budget to help the people cope with the rising cost of living.
It was mentioned that the Fiscal Policy Committee (FPC) set up in June last year plans to come up with a medium-term framework to ensure medium and long term fiscal sustainability. The government is committed to reduce fiscal deficit to 3.5 per cent this year and achieve a balanced budget by 2020.
The Prime Minister stressed that greater ASEAN and Asia integration is one of the challenges faced by the country. In addition, focus will be given to ensuring equitable growth as well as empowerment of youth and women.
MICCI made several proposals mainly calling for improved transparency and clarity in tax law. The Chamber is of view that the government should consider reviewing and revamping the tax incentives legislation, as one type of incentive may not apply equally to various industries. Certain incentives that have proven unattractive should be removed.
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MICCI feels that low tax rate is the best incentive and hence proposed for the lowering of corporate and personal tax rates to about 20% or even slightly lower while at the same time streamlining all other aspects of doing business in the country. !For further information please contact Wong Hin Wei at [email protected]. !!
Additional Members !• Hans Essadi (Guinness Anchor Berhad) • Tan Sri Mustafa Mansur (ITCO Niaga Sdn Bhd) • See Kok Yew (ExxonMobil Subsidiaries in Malaysia) !• Datuk A. Arulpragasam (Chairman, MICCI Sabah) • Datuk Abang Hj Abdul Karim (President, SCCI, Sarawak) • Dato' Hari Das Nair (Consultant, Membership Development) • Dato' Lim Si Boon (Chairman, MICCI Perak) • Peter Lim (Chairman, MICCI Malacca & Negeri Sembilan) • Michael Loke (Chairman, MICCI East Coast) • Brian Tan (Chairman, MICCI Penang & North) • Christina Tee (Chairman, MICCI Johor) !Ex-Officio Members !• Stewart Forbes (Executive Director, MICCI) !
MICCI General Committee 2014/2015 !President !• Simon Whitelaw (CMA CGM Malaysia Sdn Bhd) !Vice-Presidents !• Rajan Mittal (Metrod (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd) • Tay Beng Chai (Tay & Partners) • Dato’ Yasmin Mahmood (YTL Communications Sdn Bhd) !Members !• Amnah Shaari (Beyond Corporate House Sdn Bhd) • Georg Fischer (Tesco Stores (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd) • Christopher Boyd (CB Richard Ellis (M) Sdn Bhd) • Alois Hofbauer (Nestlé (Malaysia) Berhad) • Dato' Kamil Noor Ariff (KASK Holdings Sdn Bhd) • Wolfgang Laabs (Schenker Logistics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd) • Bill Lisle (AIA Berhad) • Jenny Shabudin (Travcheq Travel Sdn Bhd) • Dr. Veerinderjeet Singh (Taxand Malaysia Sdn Bhd) • Chris Thiagarajah (Skybus Ventures Sdn Bhd) • Tina Yeung (The University of Sheffield)
For further information please contact Shirley Chim at [email protected].
for your further information we recommend…(click title to download) !1. WEF: The Global Enabling Trade Report [3.7MB]
2. WEF: The Global Information Tech Report [8.3MB] !3. IMF: Finance & Development, June [7.5MB]
4. ADB: ASEAN Corporate Governance ScoreCard 2013-2014 [1MB] !
5. Business Opportunities - Overseas [700kb]
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PMHA Strives For More !The organising committee of the Prime Minister’s Hibiscus Award (PMHA) 2014/2015 led by its Adviser, Dato’ Kok Wee Kiat met with the Director General of the Department of Environment Malaysia (DOE), Dato’ Halimah Hassan on 12 May 2014. Also in attendance were Stewart Forbes, Executive Director of MICCI, Tuan Hj Abdul Aziz Long, President of ENSEARCH, and Stirling Yiin, Executive Director of BCSRM. !The aim of the meeting was to touch base with DOE on several issues with regards to the enhancement of the award. Among the matters raised were, to award PMHA assessors with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points in order to attract more quality assessors, to commit a senior representative from DOE on the award committee, and to obtain critical feedback from DOE on environmental quality status that will enable the PMHA participants to incorporate the input into their future programmes. !To this end, Dato’ Halimah agreed to award the CDP points while further assuring the organising committee that DOE will delve into the matters raised and continue to provide its full support. !For further information please contact Kavitha Muthiah at [email protected]. !!!!!!!!!!
Government Grants and Financial Assistance For Malaysian Businesses !MICCI in collaboration with the Malaysian Exporters Association (MEXPA) jointly organised a one-day seminar on the various grants, financial assistance and other financial schemes offered or coordinated by the various government agencies for Malaysian companies. !Held on 14 April at the MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre, the seminar was attended by close to 300 participants from various industries. !The speakers comprised of representatives from MATRADE, MIDF Finance Development, MTDC, EXIM Bank, SME Bank, SME Corporation Malaysia, Crewstone International Sdn. Bhd., MOSTI and MAVCAP. !Among the topics covered during the seminar included, the Market Development Grant Guidelines 2014, Government Financial Assistance Programmes under MIDF, Technology Grants, Cross Border Financing and Credit Insurance, SME Development Programmes, Guidance to the Right Financial Assistance, Pre-Commercialisation Fund and Venture Capital Funding. !The seminar was indeed an informative event as it provided participants with a significant range of financial assistance available for Malaysian businesses. !For further information please contact Kavitha Muthiah at [email protected]. !!!!!!!!
Addressing Crime in Perak !MICCI Perak Chairman, Dato’ Lim Si Boon led a delegation in a meeting with the Deputy Chief of Police, Perak, SAC Dato' Paramasivam Arunasalam in April 2014. The meeting allowed for both parties to strengthen the continued relationship and for the police to provide an update on the latest developments on the crime situation in the State. !Dato' Paramasivam stated that the police would continue to foster a close relationship with the industrialists in the State and suggested that the Chamber shares its members reported and unreported crime incidence to enable him to personally look into the cases. It was also suggested that a half-day briefing on police investigative powers be organised for the benefit of members. It would be very useful for businesses and expatriates in the State to understand how to handle crime situations while allowing an opportunity for the police from various districts to engage with the Chamber and its members. !MICCI further proposed that more CCTVs be installed in crime prone areas taking into account the decrease in crime rate in Manjung after CCTVs were installed in the area. The meeting concluded with both parties agreeing to work hand in hand to tackle and reduce crime in the State.
For further information please contact Subasini Uthra at [email protected].
MICCI delegation with Dato’ ParamasivamDato’ Kok presenting a memento
to Dato’ Halimah
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MICCI Councils & Focus GroupsEconomic Policy & Taxation Council Chair: Kang Beng Hoe (Taxand Malaysia Sdn Bhd) PIC: Wong Hin Wei ([email protected]) !Trade & Investment Council Chair: Tay Beng Chai (Tay & Partners) PIC: Wong Hin Wei ([email protected]) !Services (CSIM) Council Chair: Ken Pushpanathan (MICPA) PIC: Wong Hin Wei ([email protected]) !Environment & Natural Resources Council Chair: Dato’ Kok Wee Kiat (Bata (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd) PIC: Ilyani Yusof ([email protected]) !Joint Action Security Council (JASCO) Chair: Rajan Mittal (Metrod Malaysia Sdn Bhd) PIC: Ilyani Yusof ([email protected]) !Legal & IP Council Chair: Linda Wang (Zaid Ibrahim & Co) PIC: Ilyani Yusof ([email protected])
Logistics & Infrastructure Council Chair: Chris Thiagarajah (SkyBus Ventures Sdn Bhd) PIC: Chang Hou Yea ([email protected]) !Human Capital Council Chairs: Dato’ Kamil Noor Arif (KASK Holdings Sdn Bhd) & Lokman Baharuddin (ExxonMobil Subsidiaries in Malaysia) PIC: Chang Hou Yea ([email protected]) !Domestic Affairs Council Chair: Amnah Shaari (Beyond Corporate House Sdn Bhd) PIC: Chang Hou Yea ([email protected]) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Trade Facilitation Focus Group Chair: Raja Kumaran (PricewaterhouseCoopers) PIC: Wong Hin Wei ([email protected]) !Education Focus Group Chair: Tina Yeung (The University of Sheffield) PIC: Chang Hou Yea ([email protected]) !Tourism Focus Group Chair: Jenny Shabudin (Travcheq Travel Sdn Bhd) PIC: Ilyani Yusof ([email protected])
Headquarters (KL & Selangor) Stewart Forbes Executive Director tel: 03-6201 7708 email: [email protected] !Penang & The North Priscilla Dawson Branch Executive tel: 04-227 0589 email: [email protected] !Perak Subasini Uthra Branch Executive tel: 05-253 2233 email: [email protected] !Johor Nicole Struys Branch Executive tel: 07-221 2358 email: [email protected]
East Coast (Administrated by MICCI HQ) Khamini Loganathan Assistant Manager tel: 03-6201 7708 email: [email protected] !Malacca & N.Sembilan (Administrated by MICCI HQ) Khamini Loganathan Assistant Manager tel: 03-6201 7708 email: [email protected] !Sabah Stella Liew Branch Executive tel: 088-248 332 email: [email protected] !Associate Chamber Datuk Abang Hj Abdul Karim, President Sarawak Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) tel: 082-237 148 email: [email protected]
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