Based on World Inequality Database, Malaysia's B50's wealth has remained stagnant over the decades.
Despite numerous policies by the Malaysian government over the past few decades to help the bottom income earners, the B50s are still getting a small slice of the pie.
WHY?
Because T10 earns almost 12x more than your B50 group. How can the B50 ever catch up? Their share of the pie has remained stagnant over the years.
Which begs the question - who actually benefits from all the policies of the past decades?
Look at the income disparity.
T10 takes home the bigger chunk of the pie - 40.3% vs B50's 17.3%!
Imagine a project worth RM100K. If you're in the B50, too bad you will only get RM17.3K but the upper echelons will get RM40.3K.
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Being a woman in Malaysia is tough as well. Despite making up almost 40% of the labour workforce in Malaysia, they only earned 27.5% of the income.
Where did the 12.5% go? To the males.
What can i-Sayang do? Reduce it to 10.5% (quick math!) but Malaysia needs to do better.
On a more optimistic note, Malaysians have seen an increase in wealth and income over the past decades.
The country is doing certain things right as we have been a productive nation after all!
I purchased a service apartment last year to enjoy the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC). My first ever property.
Since the campaign will end on Dec 31, 2021, I thought it'd be good to share my thought process on acquiring my unit and the learnings I've had along the way.
1. What's HOC? It's a campaign by the government to encourage Malaysians to buy developer units (i.e. Help developers sell overhang units.)
What does it entail?
a. 10% discount
b. Stamp duty exemption on MoT & Loan Agreement*
*Got T&C on the amount
2. Why did I decide to buy a house?
a. Low-interest rate environment - OPR was at 1.75% p.a.
b. The HOC subsidies (approx RM20K for RM500k house).
c. Minimal upfront costs (usually 1% of down payment).
d. And it'd be nice to have a place. A rite of passage.
Will Senheng New Retail Bhd be able to replicate MR DIY's successful IPO?
The Securities Commission Malaysia has approved Senheng's IPO, which is likely to happen in January 2022.
Lessons from the electrical retailer's history 👇
1. Established back in 1989, Senheng has come a long way from its humble beginnings.
The first outlet in Pandan Jaya was a half shop lot set up, with less than RM30K worth of stocks.
Today, Senheng has 103 outlets across both W.M. and E.M.
2. The electrical giant is helmed by three brothers - namely Lim Kim Heng (KH), Kim Chieng (KC), & Kim Yew (KY).
Kim Heng seems to be the company's prime mover, having won several accolades such as EY Entrepreneur of the Year and Male Entrepreneur of the Year in 2020.
Farm Fresh is the No1. brand in the fresh milk category in Malaysia. Farm Fresh Bhd (formerly Holstein Milk Company Sdn Bhd) has filed to be listed on Bursa, with an expected value of RM2 billion.
From padang to Bursa, the story of the milkman & his cash cows.
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1. Some may mistake Loi Tuan Ee for Malaysia's John Lennon with his dapper looks - those John Lennon glasses. He's good at serenading cows, not Yoko Ono.
Since his humble beginnings in Setiawan, Perak, Loi has always held a deep respect for agriculture and a love of nature.
2. Loi was a high-flying corporate guy for over 20 years but he felt he needed to do something close to his passion.
Loi noticed many Malaysian brands were selling products made from reconstituted or powdered milk.
To chase his dreams, he left his job & started a dairy farm.
An overnight success of 15 years long, @mrdiyMY has grown to be a household name and the largest home improvement retailer in Malaysia with presence across the region.
Their story below 👇👇👇
1/ Mr DIY’s first outlet started in July 2005. It’s located in Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman and is still operating today. By end of its first year, they had opened 3 outlets.
2/ Store sizes range between 2k - 20k sqft, with an avg size of 10k sqft, offering a wide selection of >16.6k types of products. Mr DIY also sells ‘Electrical, Furnishing, Car Accessories, Stationery & Sports, Toys, Gifts, Computer & Mobile Accessories and Jewellery & Cosmetics’.