News about Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Integrated facilities management service provider GFM Services Bhd said it is partnering Amzass (M) Sdn Bhd to upgrade the northbound and southbound Bemban lay-bys in Melaka.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Malaysia remains an attractive investment destination but political stability needed for economic growth and investment, according to the recently concluded ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) consultation meeting in Malaysia with business associations representing US businesses to discuss Malaysia’s efforts in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) from the United States and its business communities.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): The Malaysia My Second Home Consultants Association (MM2HCA) said that it hopes the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) will arrange a dialogue with it and related industry players to revise the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme’s terms.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 18): Supporters of Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) say the overall economic benefits brought in by the scheme are many.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): Johor’s Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar (pictured) is disappointed with the Home Ministry’s reluctance to review the new criteria for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) scheme, the Malay Mail reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 15): The change in requirements for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) scheme is to allow the country to “attract high quality participants who are genuine and can contribute positively to economic growth”, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin explained today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): Few may disagree that IGB Bhd signifies quality real estate assets given its track record, be it shopping malls or office space.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): More than 60% of new Airbnb hosts in Malaysia in the first half of 2021 (1H21) comprised millennials aged between 25 and 40.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has urged the government to open up all economic sectors under the recovery phase and do away with the “approval letter” requirement and just base it on the vaccination rates and the digital certificate as the criteria and strictly following the standard operating procedures (SOPs).

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): The Malaysian economy is now on the path to recovery supported by the reopening of more economic sectors and it is estimated to chart better growth for 2022, said Minister of Finance Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz.