News about MoC

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): The government should release to the public a feasibility study which shows how the proposed realignment to the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) will lower costs and save time, said Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS).

KUALA LUMPUR (May 14): Opposition party leaders have expressed regret over the directive to limit the Dewan Rakyat session next Monday to just the royal address, saying it reflects the Prime Minister’s refusal to face Opposition lawmakers in the Lower House of Parliament.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 23): The Democratic Action Party (DAP) will hold an emergency meeting at its HQ here tomorrow, a source told Malaysiakini tonight.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 28): Further credit easing for first-time homebuyers is not advisable, the focus should be on the problem of rising household debt which has been largely driven by housing loans, says think tank.

PETALING JAYA (Oct 30): The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) has suggested to developers that they can try renting out unsold homes since there is a property overhang situation, reported Free Malaysia Today (FMT).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 18): The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Sabah today managed to get RM500,000 that was frozen in its account following forfeiture proceedings today, after the prosecution from the Attorney General’s Chambers accepted its representation.

  PETALING JAYA (Oct 11): It is a very “low-profile” budget overall, observes the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) senior fellow Dr Carmelo Ferlito.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 10): Cagamas Bhd and Japan Housing Finance Agency have inked a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to strengthen cross-border collaboration for housing finance development in their respective countries.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 11): Malaysia's National Budget Office (NBO) had last month sought the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs' (IDEAS) inputs on institutional reforms for the Budget 2020 speech.

SUBANG JAYA (Jan 23): One often overlooked issue hindering homeownership is the lack of financial literacy among Malaysians.