The eyes of the region and the world will be on Malaysia in 2015, a historic date which will see the establishment of the ASEAN Community. It is the culmination of a five-decade-long effort of region-building. The foreign ministers who signed the Bangkok Declaration in 1967, my father included, could scarcely have imagined the heights to which...
This chapter features useful information for visitors to Malaysia, including suggested hotels, contact information for government ministries, business associations, foreign missions and other important resources, and facts about language, visas, etiquette and other useful tips. It also includes a features piece navigating the use of titles in Malaysian society.
Focusing on corporate environment, foreign direct investment, tax and incentives, ownership, and competition law, this section examines the legal framework for operating businesses and investing in Malaysia. This chapter also features a viewpoint from Raphael Tay, Corporate and Practice Development Partner, Chooi & Company.
This chapter gives an overview of Malaysia’s tax environment, focusing on the regulations and rates that affect businesses and investments. It also features an analysis of the new tax on goods and services that is set to go into effect in 2015.
The Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-25 was launched in September 2012 and is now implementing phase one, which runs to 2015. With a solid foundation to build on, the government is eager to raise education standards and broaden access in conjunction with the goals it has set for 2020. Two key elements of this are foreign direct investment and collaboration from private institutions. For...
In 2014 Malaysia’s ICT sector ranked highly in international indices, including internet and telephony competition, knowledge absorption and cluster development among other measures. Out of Malaysia’s population of 30m, 15.2m people use the most popular networking sites, spending an average of 16 hours a week online, far more than their counterparts in other South-east Asian countries. With a...
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