Kuala Terengganu, 26 January 2022 – TDM Berhad (“TDM” or “the Group”) is committed to offering  employment opportunities to Malaysian workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as nurturing and upskilling  local talents. Given its mandate to generate economic opportunities, the Group prioritises locals over foreigners  for employment, particularly in the less developed East Coast Region of Peninsular Malaysia, following its plan to  reduce dependency on foreign workers. 

For the past few years, TDM, through its plantation subsidiary TDM Plantation Sdn. Bhd. (TDMP), has been  focusing on its recruitment drive to employ locals, especially among the communities where its businesses operate  and exist in. This effort is ramped up even more since the pandemic to assist those whose livelihoods are affected  by the global pandemic and overcome the rise to workforce issues following the closure of Malaysia’s borders. 

CNY Just Got Real

Technology has brought many of us together throughout the two long years of celebrating Chinese New Year virtually. This year, Chinese New Year just got real epic as we welcome this roaring Year of the Tiger with our very own catchy and joyful mood booster song, powered by the brand new Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G.  

Attributed to Khalid Alvi, Chief Executive Officer of Etika, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei

According to experts, nearly 40% of all products globally will be sold online by 2026. Recovering from the shock of the pandemic, business leaders are now looking at long-term strategic moves, particularly since the “next normal” looks drastically different than from what we’re used to. Being one the largest markets worldwide, the Fast-Moving-Consumer-Goods (FMCG) industry is also presented with an enormous responsibility— and opportunity—to reinvent their operation models to navigate an uncharted future. 

Consumer behaviours are settling into a new normal, as people everywhere learn to live with the reality of COVID-19 and as more countries reopen parts of their economies. While the FMCG industry has remained resilient during the pandemic, the business environment is changing fast with accelerated digitalisation.