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The furore over new and stiffer conditions attached to the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme is unfortunate, if not unnecessary.

Citing an internal survey, Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) Consultant Association president Anthony Liew said 90% of the existing MM2H visa holders would not renew their visas if the new terms were applied to them.

He has been in Malaysia for the past seven years, but the chairman of “Hongkongers in Malaysia” Facebook group Gary Crestejo only applied for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) visa two years ago.

Pleasant weather, harmonious communities, multi-cultural and multi-lingual, affordable cost of living, earthquake- and hurricane-free and the list goes on – these are some of the unique selling points that best explain why Malaysia always makes it to the list of the world’s top retirement destinations.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 20): Travellers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 now have the option to quarantine at home when they arrive in Malaysia, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said today.

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 14): New private home sales in Singapore declined in August after hitting a six-month high the previous month, reported Business Times yesterday.