Just some positive news for Malaysia #4

Just some positive news for Malaysia #4

If you ask me why only publish good news about Malaysia, I think you should have the answer yeah. Every day, every media is trying their best to get attention by publishing “remarkable” news which are usually negative because bad news sell better. So, I do what they did not do so much lah. If you prefer bad news, stop reading yeah. The below are definitely positive news for Malaysia.

Good news for owners… this one about Johor property prices increasing 20 percent!

“Johor Bahru property prices registered a sharp increase in the second quarter of 2025 following the launch of the Johor-Singapore special economic zone (JS-SEZ), driven by strong demand for high-end housing and cross-border investor interest.

JLL Malaysia managing director Jamie Tan said the city’s average transaction prices for serviced apartments jumped 20.4% year-on-year, while double-storey terrace houses climbed 8.6%, Bernama reported.”

Article in freemalaysiatoday.com

Comment: Do not suddenly be too excited to sell lah. Johor Bahru is right next to Singapore. If there is a link between JB and SG and it’s less than half an hour to either side, you should understand what will happen. On one side you are paying in SGD and staying in a rented room for SGD1200. On the other side, you can get a whole condo unit with full facilities for the same price after conversion to RM.

Perhaps even cheaper… If Malaysians are working there and staying there, that’s because they hate the super early wake up and super late evening come back lah. It’s not because they like to stay in a small room instead of a whole unit to themselves lah.

Q2 GDP is forecasted to come in strong at 4.5 percent. Yes, this is a very good number.

“Malaysia’s economy is forecast to grow by 4.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 (2Q 2025) based on advance gross domestic product (GDP) estimates, slightly outpacing the previous quarter’s 4.4 per cent.

Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the recent pre‑emptive overnight policy rate cut by Bank Negara Malaysia would likely support growth in the second half, especially as downside risks have increased.”

Article in malaymail.com

Comment: In the current situation where there are some uncertainties, this is a good number to have. Let’s hope all would be fine and the trade will move up again after all the dust settles. Ability to forecast ahead is very important for businesses. Investments cannot happen if there remains uncertainties whether there will be higher tariffs or even lower tariffs because businesses would love to invest in countries where it could manufacture and sell to the world competitively. That’s why many investments could be on hold today pending outcomes of final numbers.

It’s a GO-AHEAD for MRT Line 3 aka Circle Line (very important circle!)

“Malaysia Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd (MRT Corp) said on Thursday that the number of land lots to be acquired in the federal capital for the MRT3 Circle Line has been reduced by more than 31%, following extensive public consultation.

The number of land parcels required for the project has been cut from 1,012 to 690, said the agency — formerly known as Mass Rapid Transit Corporation Sdn Bhd — in a statement.

The reduction, it said, aims to minimise disruption to communities along the alignment, alongside adjustments to the placement of stations and viaducts and improvements to the overall rail system design.”

Article in theedgemalaysia.com

Comment: This is good news even if it could have been sooner. Never mind, long story cut short, it’s now a go-ahead and it seems that public consultation has helped to reduce the necessary cost? Total land parcels to be acquired for the project is reduced tremendously. This meant total cost is now lower too. Just keep moving and this is needed because it will be complementing all the lines so that the duration to change from line to line will be reduced tremendously too.

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