Author: Charles Tan
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Country with the highest GDP per capita? Is our own income higher?
Country with the highest GDP per capita? Is our own higher? Country with the highest GDP per capita in 2021 is Luxembourg at US$126,000 (RM534,000) pear year. WOW. Second place is much further away, Ireland at US$90,000 (RM381,000). Still pretty high. Switzerland is almost the same followed by another double digit percentage drop for Norway…
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Latest: Economic Sector Facilities (Complete Vaccination) allowed to reopen in Phase 1 NRP
Many people have told me they needed a haircut. Some just want to buy new clothes (never mind if just wear at home). For some people whose close relatives are getting married, they may just want to buy some gold jewellery for them. To all these people, it’s possible to do so starting 16th August.…
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Dine-in? Fake vaccination cert will be an issue. Solve this please.
Someone said to me the other day that if the government allows dine-in only for fully vaccinated people, surely many unvaccinated people will also ‘cheat’ their way into the restaurant too. I told him that humans will be human and this will happen anywhere, even in the most advanced nations. Anyway, he is one of…
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Vaccinations. Latest update and what’s happening after vaccinations.
A few things are happening currently with the vaccinations happening at a fast pace in Malaysia. c Close to 90% of all new Covid-19 cases are people without full vaccinations. Yes, this means either the vaccinated ones are ALL staying home and the unvaccinated ones are always outside. Else, it means that the vaccinations are…
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Musang King? Quality for a price, really.
I love durians. The particular one I tasted which I still think is the best is Ling Feng Jiao from an old orchard in Penang. Else, it’s Tekka for me. Then, Musang King (MSK), Black Thorn, D24 comes into the picture. As I stayed in Penang for 15 years, so Red Prawn, Hor Lor, Cheh…
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16.1% GDP growth in 2Q 2021! Okay, that is because…
16.1% growth in 2Q 2021! Okay, that is because… Here’s that full report from Bank Negara Malaysia for our 2Q 2021 growth yeah. Click here to refer to the full article. So, the number is real and not some numbers plucked from the sky. By the way, quarter-on-quarter basis (means versus 1Q 2021, we actually…
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New norm to work from home? ‘New’ salary may be awaiting too.
Many people believe new norm is where everyone works from home. I do not believe so and have written and even spoken about it too. Working from home is suitable for certain circumstances even before the pandemic and will continue to be suitable after the pandemic. No changes over there. As much as more people…
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Reactivation of MM2H is applauded by MIEA. Concerns and suggestions too.
I was very happy when MM2H was reactivated with an enhanced set of requirements. I will be writing about it soon. Let’s just say that to me, MM2H is not just about getting people to come to Malaysia but it’s also a very good branding as well. The more people talk about us positively, the…
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Press Release: KSK LAND Becomes The First Malaysian Developer To Use Delve By Sidewalk Labs, The Global Urban Innovation Company
Press Release: KSK LAND Becomes The First Malaysian Developer To Use Delve By Sidewalk Labs, The Global Urban Innovation Company KUALA LUMPUR, 12 August 2021 – KSK Land, Malaysia’s leading lifestyle property company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of KSK Group Berhad, is excited to announce that it will be the first company in Malaysia to…
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Expansion of tax base is very important. GST is a good solution.
kopiandproperty.my readers would know that I am for Goods and Services Tax (GST) and not for Sales and Service Tax (SST). There are certainly good reasons and advantages of GST which is a tax implemented by over 160 countries around the world. Yes, that includes that country everyone loves to compare us against, Singapore. Or……
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Key Highlights of the Revised Reference Rate Framework
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has announced a revised reference rate framework (RRF). Full article here in BNM’s website) This will be effective from 1st August 2022. (NEXT YEAR, not immediately) Briefly, first part to this revision is to have a Standardised Base Rate (SBR) across all banks. This will be linked solely to the Overnight…