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20 FMM SMI Committee Visits Pacestar Industries (Selangor) Sdn Bhd

16 Enforcement Card (E-Card)/ Temporary Card Programme

18 UNIDO-IEEMS Programme Brings Real Benefits to Industry Players

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FMM President, Tan Sri Dr LimWee Chai together with theCouncil Members hosted a dinnerfor YB Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed,MITI Minister on February 23,2017. Also present at the dinnerwere Datuk Seri J Jayasiri,

Secretary General of MITI andsenior officers from MITI, MIDA,MATRADE and SME Corp.

In his welcome remarks, FMMPresident Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chaistressed the importance for both

the Government and privatesector to work closely. YB Dato’Sri Mustapa Mohamed concurredwith FMM President on theimportance of such engagementsand acknowledged that he hadlearnt a lot through regularengagements with industry.

In a two-hour Question and Answersession, FMM Council Membershighlighted their concerns arisingfrom the implementation of Goodsand Services Tax, issues related toforeign workers’ levy, introductionof the Employment InsuranceScheme as well as the need toincrease domestic consumptionand boost automation.

The Minister commended FMM fororganising the dinner and said theengagement session was veryuseful and proposed that similarengagement sessions be held withFMM on a regular basis.

Dinner with MITI Minister

Group photograph of Dato’ Sri Mustapa Mohamed, MITI Minister (6th from left), Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chai,FMM President (seated 6th from right), FMM Council Members

A seminar on Free Trade Agreements: What to LookOut For and How to Maximise the Benefits was held onMarch 16, 2017 which was attended by 189 participants.

Seminar speakers included Datuk Isham Ishak, DeputySecretary General (Trade) of MITI and MITI officers,Syahril Syazli, Director of Strategic Negotiation, ZarinaAli, Assistant Director of Trade and Industry Support andMohd Firdaus Agus, Certified Trainer from Dagang NetTechnologies. Participants were briefed on the recentchanges to preferential trade forms and how tomaximise the tariff advantage through the use ofCertificates of Origin. Participants were also providedwith examples of calculation of rules of origin todetermine the local content of the product. DagangNet Technologies explained the correct proceduresto participants on how to apply for the PreferentialCertificate of Origin and the common mistakes madeby applicants.

Seminar on Free Trade Agreements: What toLook Out For and How to Maximise the Benefits

From left: Dr Yeoh Oon Tean, FMM CEO, John Lee, Chairman of InternationalBusiness Committee and FMM Council Member, Datuk Isham Ishak, Deputy

Secretary General (Trade) and Syahril Syazli, Director of Strategic Negotiation of MITI

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The FMM LEAN Manufacturing Series is a series ofworkshops conducted by experienced trainerswho share their know-how on best practices inimplementing LEAN with FMM member andnon-member companies.

The inaugural workshop of the FMM LEANManufacturing Series on Food & Beverage (F&B)was held from January 16 to 17, 2017 to educateparticipants on how Value Stream Design could beimplemented in the F&B industry to reduce overalloperating costs. A total of 14 participants attendedthe workshop conducted by Shaharum Ashaari,a continuous improvement specialist of LEAN with16 years of experience in LEAN and Six Sigmadeployment in various industries.

Seminar on FMM LEAN Manufacturing Series:Food & Beverage

Workshop participants taking part in group presentation


A group of 50 members visitedGoogle Malaysia on February 22, 2017.The visit was led by Dr Helena Eian,FMM Council Member and Chairmanof FMM ICT & Multimedia Committee.Darren Yoong, Sales Manager ofGoogle Asia Pacific updated memberson the Malaysian consumer touch-points and recent developments inthe digital landscape. He also providedan in-depth explanation aboutGoogle Search, YouTube and Google

FMM Visits Google Malaysia

FMM members at Google Malaysia’s office

Display Ad targeting capabilities.Participants were introduced toways in integrating digital in theirmarketing campaigns and long-termstrategy for digital transformation.

After the briefing, FMM memberswere invited to a walkabout in GoogleMalaysia office. Google Malaysia isconsistently named as one of thebest companies to work for. In order topromote a work-life balance among its

employees, Google houses a gameroom that provides employees withentertainment such as pool tables,ping-pong tables, foosball tables, videogame rooms etc. to destress! It alsofeeds its employees three free gourmetmeals a day.

Dr Helena Eian (2nd from right) presenting atoken of appreciation Darren Yoong of Google

Asia Pacific (far right) while Michelle Hah,FMM Council Member (2nd from left) looks on

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In January 2017, FMM, Technicaland Vocational Education Division(TVED), Ministry of Education (MOE)and Industry Talent ManagementDivision, Malaysian InvestmentDevelopment Authority (MIDA)launched the ApprenticeshipProgramme Pilot Project.

The Apprenticeship Programme isaimed at addressing the perennialshortage of technical skills highlightedby FMM members. The programmeis a fast-track effort to developvocational skilled workers thatcan be directly assimilated into industry.Students would be trained up to leveltwo or three of the Malaysian SkillsCertification (MSC) through coursesconducted by the Vocational Colleges(VC) under the purview of MOE.

The inaugural intake of 36 studentsat 16 years of age currently in thenational school system for the pilotproject was recruited via a jointinterview session between participatingcompanies and the VC at Sungai Bulohon January 18, 2017. A total of fivemember companies are participatingin the pilot project and the studentswould be placed at the respective VCfor the following courses being offered.(See Table A below)

The Apprenticeship Programme isimplemented based on the NationalDual Training Scheme i.e. throughacademic studies and industrialtraining. At the end of the two-yearprogramme, the students are expectedto achieve the award of MSC atlevel two or three depending on thecourse of study. The structure of theApprenticeship Programme wouldbe six months of academic studyfollowed by another six months ofindustrial training for each year of thetwo-year programme.

FMM-MOE-MIDA Apprenticeship ProgrammePilot Project 2017

Davies Danavaindran, FMM Council Member and Chairman of Human Resource ManagementCommittee (4th from right), Dr Yeoh Oon Tean, FMM CEO (3rd from right) with Rose Lina Ismail,

Principal Assistant Director, MOE (seated, centre) and senior officials from MIDA and MOE

Company Courses No. of Apprentice Vocational Colleges

• Gethi Engineering Sdn Bhd Welding 4 Sg Buloh

• Fire Fighter Industry Sdn Bhd Electrical 6 Setapak

• Royal Selangor International Sdn Bhd Industrial Machining 3 Setapak

• Top Glove Sdn Bhd Electrical 4 Klang Industrial Machining 3 Welding 3

• YKGI Holdings Berhad Electrical 4 Klang Industrial Machining 5 Electronic 4

This structure allows the companiesto extend the period of training forthe apprentices until they reach theage of 18 to be legally employed.Companies are given the option toemploy the apprentices at the end ofthe programme.

The Apprenticeship Programme alsoprovides students with the optionto take the SPM examination forBahasa Malaysia and History subjectswhich are in line with the SPMcurriculum. Other academic subjects

Table A – Apprenticeship Courses Offered


adhere to the vocational streamcurriculum. The students will betrained on the basic vocational skillsduring the first six months of theprogramme prior to their practicalindustrial training at the companies.

The students are covered by insurancepolicy by Takaful Scheme which MOEundertakes for all students. Companiesmay also provide insurance coverage tothe students under their own insuranceprovider during the period of industrialtraining at the company. The companiesare required to provide allowances forthe students at a minimum rate of RM500per month during the industrial training.

The students selected were fromthose who live around the vicinityof the companies that they would beattached to facilitate their commutefor practical industrial training, while atthe VCs, the students would be placedat hostels, if required.

Dr Yeoh Oon Tean, FMM CEO presenting his speech during the briefing on he Intake of Students under SLDN Mode

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The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has been authorised by the Ministry of International Tradeand Industry to be the sole distributor of the Preferential Certificates of Origin (PCO). The PCOs are used to apply

for preferential tariff reduction for products offered under the Free Trade Agreements between Malaysia andpartner countries, provided the rules of origin are fulfilled.

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UPDATES

Amendments to the Goodsand Services Tax Act 2014The new Finance Act 2017 hasintroduced changes to various otherlegislations including the Goods andServices Tax Act 2014. Amendments tothe GST Act which came into effecton January 1, 2017 include:

• Disallow the registered person fromissuing tax invoice which shows thatGST 6% charged for zero rated supplyor on any supply of goods or serviceswhich is not a taxable supply;

• When goods are removed fromfree zone to Principal CustomsAreas including to another freezone, it would be treated as animportation into Malaysia. However,movement of goods from onefree zone to another free zone,designated area or a warehouseunder Section 70, the paymentof GST would be suspended;

• The time of supply of importedservices shall be treated to havebeen made at the followingdates,whichever is earlier:

– The date when any payment ismade by the recipient;

– The date when any invoice isreceived from the supplier whobelongs in a country other thanMalaysia or who carries outbusiness outside Malaysia;

• Impose penalty on the amount oftax that remains unpaid instead ofthe amount of tax due and payable.

GST Relief on All ReusablePackaging MaterialEffective January 1, 2017, the GST ReliefOrder has been amended to grant GSTRelief on reusable packaging material:

• Exported and subsequentlyreimported; or

• Imported for the purpose of refillingwith the goods and subsequentlyre- exported; or

• Filled containers on their secondand subsequent importation and inthe case of foreign manufacturedcontainers, imported with theircontent intended for local use andsubsequently re-exported empty.

Submission of K9 RequiresFull Tax InvoiceFor the movement of goods, LMWcompanies are required to issue afull tax invoice for the total amountof the goods sold and this will triggerthe time of supply. The full tax invoiceshould be submitted with the K9declaration (movement of dutiablegoods from FZ/LMW to PrincipleCustoms Area (PCA).

No Suspension of GSTfor Supplier OwnedInventory under ApprovedTraders SchemeThe Approved Traders Scheme (ATS)cannot be used to suspend GST ongoods under Supplier Owned Inventory(SOI)/goods owned by supplier exceptunder GST Regulation 88(1)(e) wherethe ATS company is also an approvedtoll manufacturer under the ApprovedToll Manufacturing Scheme (ATMS)

However under GST Regulation 88(1)(g)an application may be made to theMinister to allow the GST suspension.

Renewal of Approved TradersScheme (ATS) LicenseThe renewal of the ATS license wouldbe possible 6 months prior to expiry.Members with ATS license are advisedto submit their renewal applications assoon as possible as they would besubject to a thorough vetting process.

Outstanding Input Tax Claims The Customs Department has clearedthe backlog of refunds. However, thereare companies that amended theirreturns after filing and this will delaythe refund process. .

Goods and Services Tax (GST)


UPDATES

The enforcement of the Card (E-Card)/Temporary Card Programme for illegalimmigrants/Pendatang Asing TanpaIzin (PATI) is from February 15, 2017until June 30, 2017 and is applicable forPeninsular Malaysia only. The E-Card isvalid until February 15, 2018. Duringthis one-year period, employers are toapply for their workers’ (PATI) passportsfrom their respective embassies andwork permits.

Registration for the E-Card is FREE butmust be done by the employer of thePATI and can be done at ImmigrationPutrajaya and all State Immigrationoffices. The programme is for theplantation, agriculture, manufacturing,construction and services sectors andopen to male and female PATI from15 source countries i.e. Bangladesh,Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan,Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan,the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand,Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

The PATI, in order to qualify for theE-Card, must fulfil certain conditionsincluding working with an employer,no criminal record, passed medicalexamination and not on Immigrationblacklist. The E-Card however is notapplicable for the following:

• PATI’s dependents – they shouldsurrender themselves at the nearestImmigration Office – EnforcementDivision for repatriation underVoluntary DeportationProgramme/Program PATI Serah DiriSecara Sukarela Untuk Kembali KeNegara Asal or “3+1 programme”,where the PATI will be compoundeda flat rate of RM300 plus RM100(for a one-way pass return home).

• UNHCR cardholders.

The Immigration Department will makethe final decision on the approval of theE-Card. Employers who continue toemploy PATI who are not registered

under the E-card programme or anyother programme currently enforcedby the authorities will be penalisedin accordance with Section 55 (B) ofImmigration Act 1959/63 as follows:

• Fine not less than RM10,000 andnot more than RM50,000; or

• Imprisonment not exceeding12 months; or

• Both.

Members may download the fullFrequently Asked Questions,Registration Forms and Checklist atthe Immigration Department’swebsite at http://www.imi.gov.my.

For further enquiries, please contactImmigration Department at 03-88801555 from 8.30am to 5.00pm daily.FMM members may also contact SofinarAbdul Halim or Hema Thiruchelvam ofthe FMM Secretariat at 03-62867200 [email protected].

Enforcement Card (E-Card)/Temporary Card Programme

Trade Missions Date Location Profile

For more information, please contact Joe Lee at [email protected], Leow Sze Yin at [email protected] orKoh Wee Leng at [email protected]

FMM Trade Fairs & Trade Missions

• Taipei, Taiwan in conjunction May 29 – June 2, 2017 Taipei, Taiwan ICT and Industry 4.0 with Computex Taipei • Papua New Guinea September , 2017 Port Moresby All Sectors (to be confirmed)

• Johannesburg & Cape Town in South Africa November 4 – 14, 2017 Johannesburg & Cape Town, All Sectors and Lagos in Nigeria in conjunction with South Africa and Africa-ASEAN Business Expo Lagos, Nigeria• Philippines March, 2018 Manila, Philippines All Sectors (to be confirmed)

Shows Date Location Profile

• International Logistics May 24 – 26, 2017 Guangzhou, China Logistics equipment, warehousing Equipment & Technology and storage

• ASEAN Renewable Energy Asia June 7 – 10, 2017 Bangkok, Thailand Renewable energy, Energy efficiency, Entech & Pollutec expo

• Manufacturing Expo June 21 – 24, 2017 Bangkok, Thailand Interplas, intermould, automotive, assembly and automation, surface coating etc

UPDATES

A certificate presentation ceremonyofficiated by YB Dato’ Seri Ong Ka Chuan,Second Minister of International Tradeand Industry held on October 25,2016 marked the end of the UNIDO –Industrial Energy Efficiency in MalaysianManufacturing Sector (IEEMMS)programme. Also present at theceremony were YB Datuk Haji AhmadMaslan, Deputy Minister, Ministry ofInternational Trade and Industry (MITI)and S. Sanjaya, Industrial DevelopmentOfficer, UNIDO Headquarters and seniorofficers from MITI and the MinistryEnergy, Green Technology and Water.The ceremony was held to acknowledgecompanies, individuals and organisationsthat took part in the programme.

The UNIDO-IEEMMS programmewhich commenced in June 2011attracted participation of more than300 Malaysian companies from varioussub-sectors, of which 40% weremedium-sized industries. During theceremony, 54 factories were givenCertificates of Appreciation for hostingthe Energy Management Systemand Systems Optimisation ExpertProgrammes. Certificates of Achievementwere awarded to participants under

the Expert Programmes, namelyEnergy Management System (EnMS),Compressed Air System Optimisation,Fan System Optimisation, PumpSystem Optimisation and SteamSystem Optimisation.

In his keynote address, the Ministerurged industries to develop actionplans to continually improve energyperformance which could lower theiroperating cost and reduce greenhousegas (GHG) emissions. The programmeestimated a total amount of GHGemission reduction over a seven-yearperiod to be at -19,000 kt CO2/year(estimated from initial energy savingdata collection), which includedelectrical and thermal savings.

The project team concluded that theEnMS and Systems Optimisationprogramme had helped to “soften theground” and was able to demonstrate realbenefits to the industry and governmentstakeholders. Implementation of theEnMS and Systems Optimisation has alsoencouraged companies to move towardsISO 50001 certification and to focus onthe sustainability of the system andenergy saving activities.

UNIDO-IEEMMS Programme Brings Tangible Benefitsto Industry Players

Result Indicator Industries Consultants Others Total Female

• National EnMS 27 41 15 83 8 Experts Trained

• National EnMS 10 24 8 42 4 Experts Qualified

• Enterprises – 39 NA NA 39 NA implemented EnMS

• Enterprises – ISO 50001 7 NA NA 7 NA certified EnMS

• Enterprises – attended EnMS NA NA NA 130 NA USER training

• Total participants – 337 120 110 567 NA EnMS USER training

• National ESO Experts Trained 67 37 34 138 2

• National ESO Experts Qualified 13 18 11 42 0

• Number of ESO programmes NA NA NA 4 NA

Total KWH Savings per Year:4,211 million kWh

Total RM Savings per Year:RM29,700,724

Total Investment(includes low cost to high cost):RM13,873,681

Total CO2 Reduction:3158 million kg CO2

* Electricity ~ 0.75 kg/kWh: (CO2 conversion)

Additional Benefits

EnMS = Energy Management System ESO = Energy Systems Optimisation

IEE Program Results and Achievements

Estimated GHGEmission Reductions

• Improve maintenance best practices – helped maintenance team to understand their system and its efficiency

• Daily data logging and manual recording by operators/ technicians/ chargemen can be used for system analysis and problem identification

• ISO 50001 implementation indirectly contributes towards enhancing the implementation of the existing ISO 140001 Environmental System

• Energy management is included in business and production planning

• Company-wide awareness on energy efficiency

• Positive publicity for the company nationally and internationally – corporate image enhanced

• Drives higher productivity through identification of suitable technical solutions


During the ceremony, FMM wasacknowledged for its in-kindcontribution and active role insupporting the programme andits activities.

Another on-going programme byUNIDO is the Malaysia EnergyEfficiency and Solar ThermalApplication (MAEESTA) Projectwhich was officially launched inAugust 2015 by the Deputy Ministerof Science, Technology and Innovation,Dr Abu Bakar Mohamed Diah. TheMAEESTA project specifically focuseson thermal energy efficiency and solarthermal applications in the industrialsector and aims to establish a solarthermal technology deploymentroadmap by the first quarter of 2018.This programme will collaborate withthe Government, academia, bankers,end-users and industry to propose awide range of policy instrumentssuch as a regulatory framework,economic and fiscal incentives andpartnership to further encourageprivate sector investments in thisnew emerging technology. For moreinformation on the MAEESTA, pleasevisit www.eesolarthermalsirim.comor contact Meena Kumari MathavanNair at [email protected],tel: 03-5544 5100.

Group photograph with YB Dato’ Seri Ong Ka Chuan, Second Minister of International Trade and Industry(seated 5th from left)

Dr Yeoh Oon Tean, FMM CEO (2nd from right) receiving certificate of appreciation from Datin Badriyah Hj Abd Malek,Deputy Secretary-General, Energy & Green Technology, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation


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Participants during the tour of the metal stamping section of the factory

Group photograph of FMM delegates

On January 10, 2017, FMM SMI WorkingCommittee organised a factory visit toPacestar Industries (Selangor) Sdn Bhdlocated at Telok Panglima Garang,Selangor Darul Ehsan. A total of29 representatives from 16 membercompanies participated in the visitled by Ir A K Woo, Vice-Chairman of FMMSMIs Working Committee.

Pacestar Industries (Selangor) Sdn Bhd isa manufacturer of precision engineeredcomponents with its Head Officelocated in Johor. Participants had theopportunity to view the automatedsurface finishing curtain coatingprocess. The curtain coating is theprocess of applying a thin layer ofpaint onto a flat surface of the metalsheet to be stamped without breakage,scratches and greases. Participants werealso given a tour of the metal stampingand silk-screen printing section. The visitconcluded with a networking tea break.

FMM SMI Committee Visits Pacestar Industries(Selangor) Sdn Bhd

SME NEWS

BRANCH NEWS

Kedah/PerlisThe Branch activities includedthe following:

• Organised a seminar onAutomation Capital AllowanceIncentives in Manufacturingon January 24, 2017. A totalof 50 participants were briefedon the automation capitalallowance, a tax incentive whichwas introduced in the 2015National Budget.

• Organised a seminar onImplementation of Employers’Undertaking Policy forEmployment of Foreign Workerson March 16, 2017. Participantswere updated on the majorpolicies related to theemployment of foreign workers.

Dr Wan Abdul Rahman Wan Harun Senior Director, Plant and Machinery Flagship, SIRIM Berhadspoke about technical verification process of machineries

PenangThe Branch activities includedthe following:

• Organised a talk onUnderstanding & HandlingSexual Harassment atThe Workplace on February 22,2017. The talk was facilitatedby Heng Poh Suan, FMMHR/IR Advisor.

• Organised a briefing onIndustry 4.0 on March 15, 2017.The Branch Chairman, Dato’Dr Ooi Eng Hock officiated thebriefing which was attended by90 participants. Speakers werefrom Flextronics Technology(Penang) Sdn Bhd, MalaysiaDigital Economy CorporationSdn Bhd, Malaysian InvestmentDevelopment Authority,Penang Skills DevelopmentCentre and Intel Internet ofThings Group.

Lee See Nee from Flextronix Technology (Penang) Sdn Bhd presenting his paper


BRANCH NEWS


PerakThe Branch activities includedthe following:

• Received a delegation fromChina Executive LeadershipAcademy Pudong (CELAP) andUniversiti Tunku Abdul Rahman(UTAR) on January 10, 2017.CELAP aimed to gain an in-depthunderstanding about Malaysia’seconomy, social-cultural andbusiness environment.

• Organised a seminar on LatestDuty Exemption, Drawback,Refund Application & Procedureson January 17, 2017. The seminarwas facilitated by MIDA officers,Vinodh Mariappa and MohammadRazlie and former Perak Customsofficer, Terumuggam Sarathee.

• On February 22, 2017, theBranch facilitated a brainstorming session with InstitutDarul Ridzuan for Study andAction Plan on Developmentof the Strategic Clusters in Perak:Iron & Steel and Palm Oil togain insights from the relevantindustries. The session was jointlychaired by Dato’ Gan Tack Kong, Branch Chairman, Dato’ Gan Tack Kong co-chairing the brain storming session on February 22, 2017

Group photograph of Branch Committee members and delegates from CELAP and UTAR

Branch Chairman and Prof. Dr.Rajah Rasiah, University of MalayaConsultancy Unit.

• Organised a Briefing-cum-Dialoguesession on Perak Coastal Charges onFebruary 23, 2017. The session wasfacilitated by Dato’ Aminuddin binMd. Desa, CEO of Perak DevelopmentCorporation. A total of 90 participantswere briefed on the Perak CoastalCharges which was implemented onMarch 1, 2017.

• Organised a seminar titled ImportantChanges in Tax Filling on March 6,2017. The seminar facilitated by YongMei Sim, former Assistant Director ofInland Revenue Board was attendedby more than 100 participants.

• Organised a training programme onAligning Application of EmploymentAct for Fair Practices on March 13& 14, 2017. The programme wasfacilitated by H’ng Piau, former StateDirector of Labour, Kedah/Perlis.

SelangorThe Branch activities includedthe following:

• The Branch, Monash University andSOCSO organised the Programme onPreventing Commuting Accidentson January 17, 2017 at LB AluminiumBerhad. A total of 34 participants frommember companies in the Hulu LangatDistrict attended the programme.

• The 2nd FMM Kuala Langat RegionalCommittee Meeting and ChineseNew Year Networking Luncheon washeld on January 18, 2017 at membercompany Lam Soon Edible Oil ProductsSdn Bhd. Varsala Krishnan fromGlobetrotter Consultancy Sdn Bhdgave a presentation on Preparingfor Difficult Times.

• Organised a seminar titled AnOverview and Practical Approach ofMalaysian Private Entities ReportingStandards on January 19, 2017.

• Courtesy Visit-cum-Meeting withHaji Sanusi Suleiman, Head of Planning& Capital Works, Pengurusan AirSelangor Sdn Bhd on January 23,2017. The Branch was led by Tan SriDato’ Prof Dr James Alfred, Branch

Immediate Past Chairman. Themeeting discussed among others,water supply and demand situationin Selangor

• Branch Committee membersattended the Selangor StateChinese New Year 2017 Open

House on February 5, 2017.Selangor Menteri Besar,Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azminbin Ali graced the eventwhile the Branch was led byits Chairman Dato’ Soh Thian Lai.

Dato’ Soh Thian Lai, Branch Chairman (3rd from right) and Selangor Menteri Besar,Dato’ Seri Mohamed Azmin Bin Ali (4th from right) at the Open House

BRANCH NEWS


SarawakThe Branch activities includedthe following:

• Ten students from FMM InstituteSarawak received their Certificatein Safety & Health Officer underthe 1MalaysiaGRIP programme onJanuary 20, 2017. The convocationceremony was officiated by YB Dato’Sri Richard Riot Anak Jaem, Ministerof Human Resources.

• Participated in the World CustomsDay 2017 held on January 26, 2017.Branch Chairman, Haji Othman Abdul Rani led the private sector inthe oath taking ceremony held atWisma Kastam, Kuching.

Dato’ CM Vignaesvaran Jeyandran, Chief Executive of HRDF (2nd from left) presenting thescroll to one of the recipients

BRANCH NEWS


Negeri SembilanThe Branch activities includedthe following:

• Courtesy call on Zetty HamimiZakaria, the new Director of MIDA,Negeri Sembilan on February 14,2017. The Branch was led by itsVice-Chairman, Radzi Abdul Rashid.

• Courtesy call on Jose Hernandez,General Manager of ON SemiconductorMalaysia Sdn Bhd on February 16, 2017as part of the Branch membershiprecruitment and retention activities.

Branch Vice-Chairman Radzi Abdul Rashid(right) presenting a token of appreciation

to Zetty Hamimi Zakaria, Director,MIDA Negeri Sembilan Group photograph during the visit to Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd on February 21, 2017

• Organised a Fishing-cum-Networking Session with theDepartment of OccupationalSafety & Health, NegeriSembilan (DOSH NS) onFebruary 18, 2017. The eventwas participated by 12 DOSHNS officers and 12 membersof the Branch’s Safety, Health& Environment Committee.DOSH NS was led by its Director,Haji Izani bin Mohd Zain while

the Branch was led by its Vice-Chairman and SHE CommitteeChairman, Radzi Abdul Rashid.

• FMM NS SHE Committee Membersvisited Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd,the winner of the FMM NSSHE Excellence Award forGold under the Fire Safety &Emergency Response Category.The visit on February 21, 2017was led by Radzi Abdul Rashid,SHE Committee Chairman.

JohorThe Branch activities includedthe following:

• Promoted career opportunitiesand existing vacancies available inmember companies at JohorCareer & Postgraduate Expo 2017,from January 13 to 14, 2017. Morethan 200 resumes were submittedby job seekers to FMM.

• Organised a briefing on AutomationCapital Allowance Incentives onMarch 1, 2017. The programmewas facilitated by Rozita Ibrahimfrom MIDA and Wan Abdul RahmanJauhari Wan Harun from SIRIM Bhd.The session was attended by45 participants. Participants at the Briefing on Automation Capital Allowance Incentives on March 1, 2017

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MalaccaThe Branch activities includedthe following:

• Organised a seminar on Updateson Duty Exemption, Customs GSTAudit, Tax Codes, Drawback andRefund Application & Procedures,January 19, 2017. Companieswere reminded to retain alldocumentation as Customsofficers may conduct unscheduledGST audits.

• The Branch Chairman, DatukJeffery Ong, represented thebusiness community at the oathtaking ceremony at the WorldCustoms Day Celebration onJanuary 26, 2017. YAB DatukSeri Utama Ir Hj Idris bin Hj Haron,Malacca Chief Minister officiatedthe event and presentedcertificates to companies andindividuals who have beenappraised as high performersand recipients of the WCOCertificate of Merit.

• The Branch Chairman, DatukJeffrey Ong led the Branch tocall on Mohd Dali bin Jasmin,State Director, Employee Provident

Fund (EPF) on February 14, 2017.EPF confirmed that employees cancontinue to contribute to EPF untilthe age of 75 and can maintaintheir savings with the EPF until theyreach 100 years of age, to enjoycontinuous dividend payments.

• Organised the Seminar on 2017Employers’ and Employees’ IncomeTax Reporting on February 22, 2017.The seminar speaker was YongMei Sim, former Officer, InlandRevenue Board of Malaysia.

Datuk Jeffery Ong leading representatives from the business community in the oath taking ceremony during the World Customs Day Celebration

Datuk Jeffery Ong, Branch Chairman (seated, 4th from right) together with Branch Committeeswith EPF State Director, Mohd. Dali bin Jasmin (seated 3rd from right), during the courtesy call

on February 14, 2017

BRANCH NEWS

EasternThe Branch activities includedthe following:

• Organised a workshop on GSTUpdate, Understanding & Mappingthe 37 Tax Codes and Impact ofGST in Accounting on January 9,2017. The workshop was attendedby nine participants.

• Organised a workshop on EstablishingWorld Class Organisation in AchievingSafety Excellence through Hazard

Identification, Risk Assessmentand Risk Control (HIRARC) RiskManagement from January 11 to 12,2017. The workshop was attendedby 11 participants.

• The Branch attended the 1st meetingof Panel Perunding Kastam (Kelantan)– Swasta’ for year 2017 held onJanuary 15, 2017. The meetingwas chaired by Mohd Nasir bin Yusuf,State Director of Customs, Kelantan.

• Collaborated with Fire &Rescue Department, Pahangto organise the 3rd sessionof the Fire Prevention andFire Fighting Programmefrom January 16 to 19, 2017.A total of 12 participantsattended the programme.

• Organised the OccupationalSafety & Health Conference 2017:Strengthening Safety and HealthPractices at the Workplace fromFebruary 22 to 23, 2017. A totalof 31 participants attendedthe conference.

• Courtesy call on Dato’ Ir. HajiKhasbullah A. Kadir, ChiefOperating Officer, KuantanPort Consortium Sdn Bhd onFebruary 28, 2017. The Branchdelegation comprising eightcommittee members was led byits Chairman, Dato’ Haji Mas’utbin A. Samah.

Branch Chairman, Dato’ Haji Mas’ut bin A. Samah (5th from right) presenting a tokenof appreciation to Mohd Nasir bin Yusuf


SabahThe Representative Office activitiesincluded the following:

• Organised a workshop on Updateson Recent Income Tax Amendmentson January 16, 2017. The workshopattended by 27 participants wasconducted by Yong Mei Sim,former Officer from the InlandRevenue Board of Malaysia.

Group photograph of workshop participants and speaker Yong Mei Sim (seated 3rd from left)

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