Sim optimistic Sarawak will recover
KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching chairman Is optimistic about Sarawak’s economy this year. Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok said the economic situation could not be as bleak as March last year during the first movement control order (MCO) period when the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped by 17.5 percent. “My […]
Sheda welcomes free vaccination
KUCHING: The state government’s aim to vaccinate the population including legal and illegal foreign workers is a good strategy to achieve herd immunity quickly and to save Sarawak from having to lock down its cities and towns again, said Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. As for who should bear the cost of vaccination for these foreign […]
Sheda to meet Dr Sim on tribunal ruling
KUCHING: The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) has made arrangements to meet with the State Minister of Local Government and Housing Dr Sim Kui Hian to discuss a recent Sarawak Housing Purchaser Claims Tribunal ruling in which the liquidated ascertained damages (LAD) calculations were based on booking fee dates. Sheda president Dr […]
Provide assistance if shutdown enforced
KUCHING: The government must assist the public to restore and regenerate their livelihoods if they were to announce a total economic shutdown. Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok stated that there is a huge gap between the manageable level of the movement control order (MCO) 1.0 and […]
Timely extension of assistance from state government
KUCHING: The Sarawak government’s initiatives under Sarawakku Sayang Special Assistance 5.0 (BKSS 5.0), such as discounts on utility bills for another six months until June, show that they understand the hardship faced by the people during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok said […]
Sheda Kuching chairman is disappointed
KUCHING: Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok is disappointed that the wage subsidy programme under the Malaysian Economic and Rakyat’s Protection Assistance Package (Permai) will only cater for states under the movement control order (MCO) and only for a month. “My hope is that it can be extended to all states for three months. This will assist […]
Government to assist economy, businesses
KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok suggested that the government should assist the economy and businesses as in the initial MCO in March last year in light of a reimplementation. Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok said that assistance should include a further six months of wage […]
Now a good time to buy houses
KUCHING: Now is a good time for Sarawakians to buy houses if they have steady employment and income. This was pointed out by Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. “With the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) which offers a minimum of 10 percent discount of the approved […]
Here’s to a quick economic recovery
KUCHING: Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok’s hope for the upcoming new year is that the natural business cycle will come about soon after the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic. He opined that next year’s economic and business outlook for Sarawak and Malaysia was that there would be […]
Pump-priming economic recovery with various activities
KUCHING: Allowing foreign workers to be hired starting Jan 1 next year as announced by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is welcome news for the economy’s recovery, said Datuk Sim Kiang Chiok. The Sarawak Housing and Real Estate Developers’ Association (Sheda) Kuching branch chairman said this measure would help the economy to recover from […]
