Author: Charles Tan
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The Bank Moratorium: Why You Must Have It (with illustration)
The article is written by Ikhram Merican, someone who could write better than me. He writes in his own blog call livingspace.com.my. I love all these writers who could evoke emotion as well with their story-telling way of explaining. My articles are usually very direct and very to the point. Haha. This is another perspective…
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AstraZeneca 1st jab people, check your MySejahtera yeah
Just two days ago, I was telling my family members that those who received AstraZeneca jab will now be getting their second jab in 9 weeks. In fact it’s either AstraZeneca order delivery or the Japan government donated AstraZeneca delivery and since both said it will be early July, that’s why Science, Technology and Innovation Minister…
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25th in global competitiveness, congrats Malaysia.
Before good news, let’s also look at bad news too. Else later people say kopiandproperty.my only published good news but never bad news. 🙂 Someone posted this recently; Malaysia’s ranked 51st out of 53 countries for Covid-19. Nearly last. This was for Covid-19 Resilience. Means we are not good lah. Anyway, within the same article,…
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EMCO in Selangor and KL yeah. What’s allowed and what’s not?
I thought everyone knows about this news. I also thought everyone realised that it’s quite important to know that vaccination numbers are going up (6000 plus for the past 3 days despite 5000 plus on average for the month of June) but the number of new infections are still persisting, so we should slow it…
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Moratorium – Links to all the banks’ moratorium programme. 21 of them here.
Here are most of the banks in Malaysia and their relief / support / moratorium program for customers. Do go ahead and choose the bank where you have your loans, click on it to read their latest announcements. I do think the one about the latest moratorium will be out in a few days’ time.…
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Press Release: Juwai IQI – Rapid Vaccine Campaign Leaves Real Estate Herd Immunity Expectations Behind – 62% of Agents Predict 2022 Herd Immunity
Press Release: Juwai IQI – Rapid Vaccine Campaign Leaves Real Estate Herd Immunity Expectations Behind – 62% of Agents Predict 2022 Herd Immunity Kuala Lumpur (30 June 2021) — The Malaysian vaccination campaign has accelerated so quickly that the real estate industry will need to update its expectations about when the country will achieve herd immunity…
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MIEA gets a new President.
I am someone who believes that real estate agents and negotiators should be professionals and I think the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) is trying to achieve this goal. Now, MIEA gets a new President and it’s their 3rd Lady President too. She is Ms. Chan Ai Cheng. Do read their full press release…
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Malaysia’s residential high rise properties with the biggest Capital Growth in 2020
Press Release: iProperty.com.my reveals Malaysia’s residential high rise properties with the biggest Capital Growth in 2020 KUALA LUMPUR, 25 JUNE 2021 — iProperty.com.my, Malaysia’s No. 1 Property Site, has revealed eight high-rise residential properties in Malaysia with the highest year-on-year capital growth in 2020. The list comprises condominiums and serviced residences and the findings are…
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Moratorium: Does it cover credit card debts?
Moratorium: Does it cover all debts I have? Short answer, no. What does it not cover? It does not cover credit card debts. Article in nst.com.my Association of Banks in Malaysia (ABM) and Association of Islamic Banking and Financial Institutions Malaysia (AIBIM) clarified that the moratorium is open to all individuals, including all B40, M40…
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Moratorium – No compound interest and no interest are two different things yeah.
Moratorium is back. Yes, we can conclude the economy is not well. Yesterday, a good friend asked this question, “If I apply for moratorium, it means for 6 months I do not need to pay anything and the bank would not charge me any interest, right?” He asked me this before Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul…
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EPF’s i-Citra. What, Where, When and How?
PF’s i-Citra. What, Where, When and How? As for the WHY, EPF’s banner below states it very clearly. This is a facility to members who were affected by the current Covid-19 lockdown. What is it? It is a payment of RM1,000 monthly for up to 5 months. Minimum amount payable is RM50. This means if…