Dear Subscriber, Issue #184 - 20 Jan 2020 The 3rd Annual BMCC Business Excellence Awards is now open for nominations! Bringing back seven highly demanded Award categories from last year, this is your opportunity to stake your claim amongst the best of British and Malaysian businesses. New or returning applicants are welcomed to nominate, even winners of yesteryears. Deadline for submissions is 8 May 2020, with all winners announced at the penultimate Awards Gala Night on 18th June 2020 at The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur, so save this date and nominate! Toasting to 2020! The customary BMCC New Year's Drink was held on 15th January at Auto Bavaria Kuala Lumpur, welcoming members back from the holidays and ushering in an exciting year of business ahead. Harald Hoelzl, Managing Director and CEO of BMW Malaysia Sdn Bhd said a few opening words before BMCC Chairman Andrew Sill gave his welcoming remarks to all members present. Upon this stage, Andrew announced that nominations was officially open for the BMCC's 3rd Annual Business Excellence Awards. British High Commissioner H.E. Charles Hay then concluded the evening's formalities by toasting to 2020 with all 150 guests present, who went on to enjoy a lively evening of networking and refreshments. We thank everyone for joining us, with special appreciation to Auto Bavaria Kuala Lumpur for hosting our New Year's Drink. BMCC Energy Committee: BMCC & amp; DIT Visit Key Stakeholders of Malaysian Oil & amp; Gas Sector for Latest on Decommissioning On 15 January 2020, BMCC facilitated a series of engagements between the Department for International Trade (DIT) and key stakeholders from the Malaysian Oil & amp; Gas sector, particularly with parties involved in decommissioning. These parties included representatives from PETRONAS MPM Asset Decom, the Malaysian Oil & amp; Gas Services Council (MOGSC) and BMCC's Energy Committee. The main objective of this visit was part of DIT's scoping exercise to gather the latest updates and better understand the opportunities and challenges regarding decommissioning in Malaysia and the wider ASEAN region. Left Pic L-R: Deputy Country Director, Department for International Trade UK in Malaysia - Clifford Bebb, Trade Manager at BMCC- Hezrie Musa, General Manager of Malaysian Oil & amp; Gas Services Council (MOGSC)- Rohazlee Hashim, Mentor for Decom Working Group at Malaysian Oil & amp; Gas Services Council (MOGSC), Syed Saggaf Syed Ahmad, Department for International Trade UK (Stakeholder Advisor for Oil & amp; Gas) - Jonathan Spencer, DIT Oil & amp; Gas Specialist - Shozey Jafferi, Secretary for Decom Working Group at MOGSC-Kayleigh Hughes, Chairperson for Decom Working Group at MOGSC- Juzer Nomanbhoy Right Pic L-R: Deputy Country Director, DIT UK in Malaysia- Clifford Bebb, DIT UK Stakeholder Advisor for Oil & amp;Gas- Jonathan Spencer, DIT Oil & amp; Gas Specialist - Shozey Jafferi, Managing Director at Subsea 7 Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd/ BMCC Energy Committee Member - Syed Feisal Alhady, Business Development Director at PETROFAC Asia Pacific/BMCC Energy Committee Member - Paul Aslett, COO-Business Development Director at Leap Energy Partners/BMCC Energy Committee Deputy Chairman - Brian Pye, Regional Director at The Energy Industry Council (EIC)/BMCC Energy Committee Member - Azman Nasir, Trade Manager at BMCC- Hezrie Musa BMCC also paid a courtesy visit to , a fellow Sterling member where we met up with James Clements, Vice President Business Development Asia Pac. Wood provides performance-driven solutions throughout the asset life cycle, from concept to decommissioning across a broad range of industrial markets, including the upstream, midstream and downstream oil & amp; gas, power & amp; process, environment and infrastructure, clean energy, mining, nuclear, and general industrial sectors.  MIFB 2020: Calling for Booth Exhibitors! The BMCC is looking for UK companies to showcase the best of British produce and products at the 21st Malaysian International Food & amp; Beverage Trade Fair (MIFB) 2020. Celebrating their 21st Anniversary, MIFB is the perfect avenue to build business connections to facilitate exhibitors and buyers to source and identify potential business partners to expand their market globally. MIFB also provides VIP buyer programmes to match the right international and local business partners by connecting the top tier buyers and MIFB exhibiting companies. for more info or contact samantha@bmcc.org.my BMCC Survey: Employability for Internship Students and Graduates The BMCC Higher Education Committee is conducting a survey with the aim of gathering information and identifying challenges faced by the employers on undertaking students for internships and in hiring graduates in Malaysia. Your feedback is important in providing a view from the employers’ perspective and will be beneficial for the Committee to drive advocacy role to the relevant Government ministries Bett Asia (4-5 Mar) BMCC Partnered Event Don’t miss Asia’s most important #EdTech gathering on 4-5 March 2020 in Kuala Lumpur! Find out how you can be a part of Bett Asia by HSBC enhances commitment in supporting growth of Malaysian SMEs HSBC utilised market insights to better understand the needs of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs); and has delivered and enhanced a unique business banking proposition that better supports SMEs to grow their business. Commenting on the enhanced Business Banking (BB) proposition, Andrew Sill, Country Head of Commercial Banking, HSBC Malaysia said, “The strategic intent behind our enhanced BB proposition is to put SMEs, who make up 98.5% of business establishments in Malaysia and who contributed 38.3% to the nation’s GDP in 2018 , at the heart of everything we do.” Sports Direct Unveils Latest Elevated Superstore at Bangsar Village 3 Through the continuous support of an expanding customer base, Sports Direct Malaysia, today opened its latest elevated superstore @ Bangsar Village 3, in the affluent Bangsar suburb of KL. This standalone store boasts a retail footprint of close to 18,000 sf, and marks the 30th store in Malaysia, since inception back in 2011. Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Breaks Milestone Mark In 2019! The embraces its 15th anniversary by breaking the RM9 billion mark in economic impact it has delivered to Malaysia from 2005 to 2019. In that time, the Centre has hosted 16,395 events and welcomed close to 26 million participants, who have all contributed to the economy and knowledge base of the country. The Ruma: ATAS Eight-Course Journey (6 Jan - 8 Feb) Discover familiar favourites presented in a contemporary way as ATAS presents a special Chinese inspired 8-course degustation menu, specially prepared by Executive Chef Tyson Gee, priced at RM288 nett per person, the menu starts off with ATAS' signature yee sang featuring local ingredients such as pucuk paku, betel leaf and sweet plum tamarind dressing. For reservations, please contact +603 2778 0888, or email reservations@theruma.com or visit theruma.com/reservations Out Of The Box: Engineering (4 Feb) Exclusively organised by MABECS, their 3rd installation of 'Out Of The Box' event returns, this time focusing on Engineering. Engineering is a field of importance and most central to the modern world we live in. But what does it take to chase after your dreams to be an engineer? Or what happens if you have an Engineering degree but decide to pursue your passion? Come and hear from three amazing individuals to find out what their Engineering degree led them to do! or Registration will be closed on Thursday, 30 January 2020. Marlborough College Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Coffee Morning (13 Feb) The Master, Mr Alan Stevens and his wife Heather, invite you to discover the benefits of a Marlborough College Malaysia day and boarding education. Thursday 13 February 2020 at 10.30am-12.30pm The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Yee Sang Takeaway @ GOBO Chit Chat, Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur (17 Jan - 15 Feb) Celebrate this Chinese New Year with a variety of Yee Sang options at GOBO Chit Chat, Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur! • Soft Shell Crab "Yee Sang": MYR 168 nett • Abalone "Yee Sang": MYR 168 nett • Golden Salmon Trout "Yee Sang: MYR 158 nett • Jellyfish "Yee Sang": MYR 118 nett • Fruity Fiesta Healthy "Yee Sang": MYR 108 nett For reservations and inquiries, contact: +603 2332 9818 / fbreservation.thkl@shangri-la.com AVIS Chinese New Year Promotion Present the AWD Code F202401 and save up to 20% on car rental rates in Malaysia. Booking period: 6-30 Jan 2020 Rental Period: 6-31 Jan 2020 Contact +603 7803 7555 or sales@avis.com.my for further enquiries -Malay Mail -Malay Mail Advertise with us! 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