Greetings from MASSA!

The first quarter of 2022 had been eventful.

For this April newsletter, we bring you a feature article on Lao PDR. This land-locked country is now a land-linked country and offers many opportunities for cross-border business. We thank Malaysian Business Chamber Lao PDR (MBCL) for providing this feature and for highlighting the potential of doing business in Laos. MASSA co-organized a webinar on “Laos – Multi-Modal Transport Hub for ASEAN under RCEP & the Laos – China Railway” on 6 April 2022. This railway commenced operations in December 2021 connecting ASEAN to the land-linked region, China, its hinterland and Europe.

On 18 March 2022, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into force in Malaysia. We have a report on RCEP providing members useful links for your referral.
M/S Shearn Delamore & Co. partnered with MASSA and hosted a webinar on 2 December 2021 titled “Why Doing Business in Malaysia Should Be Your Choice”. Malaysia is strategically located and has the potential to be a regional hub for an ASEAN outreach.

MASSA’s associate in Cambodia, the Malaysian Business Chamber of Cambodia (MBCC) invited MASSA members to a webinar on 17 February 2022 detailing the new Law on Investment (LOI) of the Kingdom of Cambodia effective from 1 January 2022. Cambodia is an emerging ASEAN member nation (being the current chair of ASEAN) and this new law on investment reflects the Government’s progressive, forward-looking, pro-business stance.

We thank members, our article contributors and partners for your support to date and look forward to your participation in MASSA’s coming events. Do look out from our weekly Circulars and postings in our website www.massa.net.my.

As Malaysia moves into the endemic COVID-19 phase with the opening of international borders, we wish you good health.

To those celebrating the upcoming festivities, Selamat Hari Raya 2022.

Thank you.

Ng Su Fun

Editorial MASSA