Editorial on MM2H in "The Expat"

It's slightly ironic timing about the calibre of MM2H applicants, as a couple on MM2H for the last 11 years, living on Langkawi, the wife murdered her husband.

Didn't know about that...so sad. But "higher quality" tourists are likely to have no lower risk of mental illness or intra-familial discord that those in the middle class. Certainly psychological and economic  stress would be increased if MM2H recipients faced revised higher standards, though. But that hasn't been announced yet, thank goodness.

I think the editorial is purely coincidental to that event. Magazines take months to get into print. I think that the Forest City and concern over revisions to MM2H may have been the impetus. The editorial likely went to press even before the recent "suspension" and announced shift of MM2H to the Home Ministry (Immigration, Police, Customs, MAAC, etc.)

The previous Minister of Tourism was suggesting that MM2H have higher income qualifications and Fixed Account levels for over a year. “We want quality, not quantity… I’m sure the association too doesn’t want any Tom, Dick and Harry to join them,” the minister (Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz) said, referring to the MM2H Agents Association, the organisation that also has expatriates as members.”  (Malay Mail Online 13/7/2017).