Starting, Running And Growing Business In Malaysia

Starting, Running and Growing Business in Malaysia

Meysam Safari,
University Putra Malaysia
10/14/2007

Table of Content
• Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   3
• Malaysia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   4
• Business types ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
• Companies Commission of Malaysia ----------------------------------------------------------- 30
• Federation of Malaysian Manufacturer ------------------------------------------------------- 51
• Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI) --------------- 59
• Ministry of Finance Treasury Registration (Pendaftaran Kementerian Kewangan)-60
• ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 61
• Work Permit------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64
• Malaysia My Second Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 65
• Appendix 1: Form A (Registration of a Business) ------------------------------------------- 67
• Appendix 2: Form A1 (Application for Renewal of Business Registration) ----------- 72
• Appendix 3: Form B1 (Registration of Change in Main Business Address) ----------- 73
• Appendix 4: form B2 (Registration of Change in Nature of Business) ----------------- 75
• Appendix 5: COMPANIES ACT 1965 ------------------------------------------------------------ 77
• Appendix 6: Useful Links -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88

Introduction

Malaysia's fifty years of nationhood marks another milestone in its economy development. Upon independence the nation was highly reliant on tin and rubber and more than half of the populations were in poverty.
Today, Malaysia is a broad-based and diversified economy....