JLL: Asia Pacific real estate investments rise 39% y-o-y in 1H2021
PETALING JAYA (July 22): The investment volume in Asia Pacific commercial real estate reached US$83.
Prihatin stimulus not enough to help businesses: Research firm
KUALA LUMPUR (March 31): Most businesses will not be able to qualify for the wage subsidy scheme in the government's Prihatin stimulus plan, said research firm Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research in a Malaysiakini report .
What do gig economy workers get from Malaysian govt's stimulus package?
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): In line with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s promise of a more inclusive and comprehensive economic stimulus package, the government has unveiled some financial assistance targeted at those working in the gig economy.
Several measures targeted at assisting the B40 in latest stimulus package
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government has announced several measures aimed at assisting the B40 given the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), ranging from one-off cash handouts to rental exemptions.
Free internet service during MCO and more discounts on electricity bills
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The government has teamed up with telecommunication companies (telcos), to provide free internet service to Malaysians from April 1 until the end of the Movement Control Order or MCO.
Tengku Zafrul: Govt will tap nation's coffers, borrow to fund stimulus package
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz stressed that Malaysia is in a "strong fiscal position" and the country can afford to pump-prime the domestic economy with the RM250 billion Prihatin Package.
COVID-19 stimulus package: What’s in it for pisang goreng sellers and micro businesses?
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The federal government’s RM250 billion economic stimulus package to revive the domestic economy did not leave the micro business owners and hawkers behind.
COVID-19 stimulus package: What’s in it for the middle-income group?
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): The updated COVID-19 economic stimulus package by the federal government “leaves no one behind”, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, which includes, for the first time, a one-off financial aid for the middle income group (M40).
COVID-19 stimulus package: Govt allocates RM1b for food security fund
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): In a bid to ensure food security during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period, the government has announced an RM1 billion allocation for the nation’s food security fund.
What are civil servants entitled to under the stimulus package?
KUALA LUMPUR (March 27): Several measures were announced by the government that were targeted at civil servants, public sector contract workers, as well as pensioners.
