News about Malaysia My Second Home

“To ensure MM2H is attractive and competitive, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) together with the home ministry continues to review the existing requirements of the programme.

It’s better late than never for us to get back in the game.

Despite the adoption of MM2H more than two decades ago, it is unfortunate that we have not been able to capitalise sufficiently on our first-mover advantage.

Center for Market Education CEO, Carmelo Ferlito said the new conditions created a negative perception from the MM2H community, “signalling to them they were unwelcome if they did not earn enough”.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 8): Malaysia’s cultural diversity is said to be the main reason many foreigners have chosen to reside in this country under its Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme since it was introduced 19 years ago.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 5): The government has relaxed its rules for existing participants of the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme after industry backlash to the revised criteria.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 2): The new requirements for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) scheme may not necessarily bring in "better quality" participants, The Star reported MCA spokesman Mike Chong saying yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme is reopening today, but the excitement for the much-awaited reopening has been dampened by the lack of clarity concerning its revised regulations, said EdgeProp Malaysia editor-in-chief and managing director Au Foong Yee.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Up to 1,822 Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) participants left the country for good between 2015 and 2019, Malaysiakini reported findings in the Auditor-General's Report 2019 Series 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 29): Coordination between the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (MOTAC) and the relevant ministries and agencies have to be enhanced in overseeing the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme, stated the Auditor-General's Report 2019 Series 2 This can be done by setting up an integrated system to boost the “effectiveness of the implementation, monitoring and evaluation” of MM2H, suggested the report, according to a coverage by the Malaysiakini news portal.