{"id":90749,"date":"2020-09-04T19:33:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T11:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=90749"},"modified":"2020-09-04T19:43:56","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T11:43:56","slug":"american-msian-business-chamber-urges-govt-to-reconsider-entry-ban-on-foreign-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=90749","title":{"rendered":"American-M’sian business chamber urges govt to reconsider entry ban on foreign citizens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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File photo of Executive Director of American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM), Siobhan M.Das. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) —\u00a0The American Malaysian Chamber of\u00a0Commerce (AMCHAM) has urged\u00a0the government to reconsider the blanket entry ban\u00a0on\u00a0foreign citizens from 12 countries, including the US, which will take effect on Sept 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief executive officer Siobhan Das in a statement today said the ban would affect amongst others, expatriates with valid work permits in Malaysia such as Employment Passes and Professional Visitor Passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWithin its membership, these categories would severely impact the immediate operations of some of the country\u2019s largest investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the electric and electronic sector, for example, a sector that contributes to the overall health of the country\u2019s economy, this blanket ban denies companies access not only to senior executives but the critical technical talent that is needed to ensure Malaysian-based entities are able to meet global supply chain demands,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the ban would result in the immediate loss of millions of dollars at both the business and trade levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With no details on how long it would be in place, Siobhan fears the ban would have a long term impact on Malaysia as a reliable place for doing business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhile Malaysia has seen recent investments come to its shores, this new ban undermines the ability for companies to use needed specialists to set-up, instal, and certify new equipment needed for starting or expanding operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlso impacted are global decision-making personnel that work out of hubs now located in the country. Malaysia’s uncertain business environment will cast a pall on current and future deliberations for foreign direct investments,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said the chamber understood the need to impose travel restrictions to help curb the spread of COVID-19 but believes there needs to be a carefully planned approach, with advance and clear notice given to the public and business community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The application of the ban on citizenship versus the traveller\u2019s current location has also caused tremendous confusion within the business community as it does not have a direct correlation to the actual threat of a further spread of the coronavirus infection, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of an entry ban, she said the government could focus on improving the current immigration communication and expediting processes and collaborate with the business community towards the common goal of a healthy and economically vibrant recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is our view that Malaysia has been managing the pandemic well and there are currently sufficient controls and Standard Operating Procedures in place. We look forward to working together to improve where we are already,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— NNN-BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) —\u00a0The American Malaysian Chamber of\u00a0Commerce (AMCHAM) has urged\u00a0the government to reconsider the blanket entry ban\u00a0on\u00a0foreign citizens from 12 countries, including the US, which will take effect on Sept 7. Chief executive officer Siobhan Das in a statement today said the ban would affect amongst others, expatriates with valid work permits in Malaysia such […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":90750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[208,288,300,318],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90749"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=90749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/90750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=90749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=90749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=90749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}