RISM, and other professional bodies appeal for their valuation businesses to operate
PETALING JAYA (July 31): Real estate and construction professional bodies call for their valuation, surveyor businesses to operate again.
Malaysia, Indonesia to explore tourism synergies, as latter seeks collaborations within ASEAN to revive tourism
KUALA LUMPUR (July 27): Malaysia and Indonesia will explore tourism synergies together as the latter moots the restoration of international collaborations within the ASEAN region to revive the sector.
Covid-19: Create emergency fund to assist victims of economic fallout, urge real estate professional bodies
PETALING JAYA (June 30): Real estate professional bodies have urged the government to create an emergency fund from the contribution of large corporations which are not affected by the lockdowns to help those experiencing financial woes This is one of the suggestions from six professional bodies, namely the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM), the Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS), the Malaysian Institute of Property and Facility Managers (MIPFM), the Malaysian Institute of Professional Estate Agents & Consultants (MIPEAC), the Business Valuers Association of Malaysia (BVAM) and the Persatuan Perunding Hartanah Muslim Malaysia (PEHAM).
Malaysia’s 2020 domestic tourism spending plunges for first time in 13 years — DOSM
KUALA LUMPUR (June 30): Malaysia’s domestic tourism spending plunged 60.
Vietnam’s resort island Phu Quoc plans to reopen as early as Sept
KIEN GIANG (June 28): The resort island in southern Vietnam is now in progress to fully vaccinate its residents, to prepare for the holiday island reopening as early as September, reported Inside Asian Gaming news portal.
Langkawi looks at reopening in September – MOTAC
PETALING JAYA (June 21): Langkawi will be the first pilot area for Malaysian government’s green bubble programme.
Malaysia hotel industry suffers RM6.53b losses last year - MAH
PETALING JAYA (May 24): Malaysia hotel industry has suffered losses of over RM6.
New hotels continue to open in Singapore amidst Covid-19 pandemic
Singapore (April 26): Despite the market slowdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Singapore hospitality market has remained robust with the opening of several new hotels, reported CNA.
Here’s the list of PEMERKASA initiatives for tourism, retail and Covid-19 affected sectors
KUALA LUMPUR (March 17): The government has introduced new initiatives and extended existing ones for tourism, retail and other sectors that are affected by Covid-19 under the PEMERKASA stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin today.
Tourist receipts down 85% to RM12.69b in 2020 as international tourist arrivals fell 83% - Tourism Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR (March 10): Malaysia’s 2020 tourist receipts plunged 85.
