EUROCHAM Malaysia is in support together with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of the recent tragedies that have struck in south-eastern Türkiye and northern Syria.

Two powerful earthquakes have struck in south-eastern Türkiye and northern Syria. Over 40,000 people are confirmed dead across Türkiye and Syria as of 14th February, with numbers expected to rise. Amongst those affected inside Syria are Syrians who are still displaced in their own country and living in flimsy shelters, tents, and partially destroyed buildings. In Türkiye, the impact also includes thousands of refugees and the communities that have been generously hosting them for nearly 12 years. 

The earthquake has destroyed people’s homes and local infrastructure—families are in urgent need of relief items and shelter. Severe winter storms are sweeping through the region—families need urgent protection from icy winds, snow, and rain.

UNHCR is on the ground with emergency items including tents, food, blankets, and hygiene items.  We encourage your support as it would make a big difference in the lives of affected people in Türkiye and Syria.

Malaysia is expected to provide up to 4,000 electrical vehicles (EV) charging points this year, said the International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI).

MITI's Industrial Development Division senior director, Datuk Hanafi Sakri said Malaysia currently has 900 EV charging points.

"We have a national roadmap for EV charging stations where we are targeting to have about 10,000 charging stations by 2025, comprising 1,000 units direct current type and 9,000 units alternating current or slow charging.

"Given the current momentum, I think we will be able to achieve the target," he said during the press conference at Malaysia's EV conference 2023 here today.

Under the Low Carbon Mobility Blueprint 2021-2030, Malaysia aims to have EVs and hybrid vehicles account for at least 15 per cent of the total industry volume (TIV) by 2030.

Happy Valentine’s Day from us!

Sharing love and positivity amongst the team is a great way to empower us to grow and shine. Our happiness starts with us!

Thank you Sven Schneider for the lovely roses, a true depiction of being the thorn amongst the roses – but without you, we will not have the strength to shine through. 

Tindaro Danze is the newly appointed President and CEO of Siemens Malaysia. He is concurrently the Head of Digital Industries (DI) in Malaysia.

Prior to his appointment at Siemens Malaysia, Tindaro was the Head of Global Sales for DI’s Digital Enterprise and Vertical Management, where he managed the company’s regional industrial digitalization units, enabled global digitalization projects, and managed Siemens’ industrial teams in 15 key industries.

His first assignment in Southeast Asia was with Siemens Indonesia from 2012 - 2016, where he was the Managing Director of the Medium and Low Voltage Drives Business. Under his leadership, Siemens fostered its leading position in the Minerals and Fiber industry.

Malaysia grew at the quickest pace in more than two decades in 2022, as pent-up demand helped the nation take the mantle of the fastest-growing economy in Asia even if the title is likely to be shortlived.

Gross domestic product rose 8.7% last year, the highest level since 2000, data from Bank Negara Malaysia and the Department of Statistics showed. That compares with the median estimate of 8.6% year-on-year growth in a Bloomberg survey, and aligns with official expectations.

In the October-December period, the economy notched up a better-than-expected 7% expansion from a year ago, helped by domestic demand. On a sequential basis, however, data showed the economy contracted 2.6% from the quarter ended September — a performance that authorities attributed to waning support from stimulus measures.

We are moving!

EUROCHAM Malaysia is happy to announce that we will be moving office soon to The Stride Strata Office at BBCC Kuala Lumpur. Our CEO and team have worked hard to achieve this feat and we can’t wait to share it with all our members and friends.

We love a good celebration, and we will be looking forward to hosting our members and guests to our Office Warming at our modern new office. Details to be shared soon – we can’t wait to utilise this opportunity to better service our ever-growing EU-MY business community.