Why Hongkongers choose Malaysia
The ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong has spurred residents there to consider living overseas.
Zuraida: HOC will not integrate with MM2H
PETALING JAYA (Oct 30): The government has no plans to integrate the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme with the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) as the two schemes have different objectives, said the Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.
Rehda: Local developers building homes for Malaysians, not foreigners
PETALING JAYA (Sept 26): The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association Malaysia (Rehda) has reiterated that the National Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) events and exhibitions are targeted at Malaysian homebuyers and not foreigners.
FT Minister: Home affordability for M40 will be prioritised
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 19): The Federal Territories Ministry will work on the supply side to provide more affordable homes for middle class city dwellers, minister Khalid Samad said today.
Property overhang can be resolved if MM2H is less stringent
KUALA LUMPUR (June 26): One way to resolve the property overhang is to stop being so strict over Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) applications from Chinese nationals, said a developer.
No bail for North Korean over money laundering charges
KUALA LUMPUR (June 25): A North Korean businessman, who took up the Malaysia My Second Home scheme, has been refused bail by the Magistrate’s Court here after he was indicted by a US court on five counts of money laundering.
MM2H brought in RM40b revenue to Malaysia
PETALING JAYA (June 7): The Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) scheme has raked in RM40.
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MM2H to attract higher quality applicants
Sixteen years since the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme was established in 2002, the programme has attracted a total of 38,932 participants from as many as 130 countries as at end-2017.
Immigration Department to roll out e-visas for approved MM2H applicants by end-2018
PUTRAJAYA (August 9): The Immigration Department of Malaysia is expected to introduce e-visas for approved Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) applicants by end-2018 to ease the traffic at immigration centres and reduce the processing time, said Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (Motac) head of department for the immigration unit of MM2H Ernee Shylla Mohtar.
MM2H approved applicants expected to reach 2,000 by year end
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 9): The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) expects the number of approved applicants under the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme to be doubled by the end of the year from the current 1,009 approved aplicants as of June, said ministry secretary general Datuk Rashidi Hasbullah.
