KUALA LUMPUR: More foreign nationals are expected to join the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme as the government is looking into relaxing some requirements, says Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (pic). The Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister said this is in line with last year's Budget 2024 announcement where Putrajaya said it wanted to make...
There’s no chicken-and-duck talk but shared similar culture, heritage and customs GEORGE TOWN: For Chinese nationals working in Malaysia, the country is almost like a home away from home. Most of all, they do not encounter chicken-and-duck talk, a phrase which refers to people having problems communicating with one other. “Many people here speak the dialects of China....
KUALA LUMPUR: Emphasising on the vowels to get the pronunciation right, a French grandmother's take on Malaysian states and words has locals amused. The videos uploaded on TikTok by a content creator and multi-media artist who goes by @malay_frenchie_explorer, shows the French grandmother and his family members attempt to pronounce the names of local delights including...
PETALING JAYA: The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry plans to regulate Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) agents, requiring all of them to re-register but the update of their operating licence has been on hold since Dec 15 last year, leading to uncertainty among many agents. MM2H Consultants Association president Anthony Liew said members were instead given...
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been listed as number five in the ten happiest countries in the world, according to a report. Topping the list of top ten happiest countries by the Global Mind Project’s fourth annual “Mental State of the World" report was the Dominican Republic, followed by Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Panama, Malaysia, Nigeria, Venezuela, El...
PETALING JAYA: Vernacular schools are not a factor leading to division but rather towards unity, says the National Unity Minister. Datuk Seri Aaron Ago Dagang points to enrolment data, indicating a continuous increase in non-Chinese students attending Chinese vernacular schools and non-Indian students in Tamil vernacular schools from 2018 to 2023. "This demonstrates that unity among the...
SUNGAI PETANI: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim attended the wedding ceremony of Sungai Petani MP Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari. Mohammed Taufiq, 28, the sixth child of Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul, married Dr Fathiya Ainul Mardhiyah Andri Nopendra, 26, who is from Indonesia. The arrival of the Prime Minister at the ceremony held at...
PETALING JAYA: Young adults are learning to get thrifty in their spending as they begin to feel the pinch on their wallets a week into the sales and service tax (SST) hike earlier this month. Business development consultant Timmothy Chan, 27, lamented that his monthly expenses had increased by almost 10% due to the increased prices...
TAIPING: The Transport Ministry has opened a request for proposal (RFP) to continue with the Ipoh Railway Integrated Development (iRide) plan based on the transport on demand (TOD) concept. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said RFP is only open to public participation in the short term of between two to three months before it is evaluated should...
PETALING JAYA: A massive operation on nightspots and brothels in Kuantan, Pahang, by the Immigration Department has led to the arrest of 151 people, including 120 foreign women. Immigration deputy director-general (operations) Jafri Embok Taha said 17 premises comprising four entertainment centres, nine nightclubs and four “vice dens” were raided in the special operation at 11pm...
