By Rohani Mohd Ibrahim

The first part of the transcript of the interview with Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng with the host of Bernama’s Ruang Bicara Khas, Sherkawi Jirim, aired on Monday, Oct 14, at 2 pm.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 -- The 2020 Budget has given home seekers, developers and other industry stakeholders reason to look to the future with some hope, said online property portal PropertyGuru Malaysia. 

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14  -- The 2020 Budget’s revenue projections have been stress-tested, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 – The government has designed a three-year financial roadmap to put Malaysia back on fiscal track and restore the country’s economic health despite entrenched uncertainties brought about by the US-China trade war which has permanently reoriented the global supply chain.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13  -- Budget 2020 is not only prudent but also provided adequate funding to build a stronger national innovation ecosystem, an academician said.

By Kamaliza Kamaruddin

KUALA TERENGGANU, Oct 13  -- The government's 2020 Budget initiative to expand skills training in prisons, in line with national Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) standards, has been well received by former prisoners.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 13  -- Several initiatives involving access to home ownership announced in the 2020 Budget two days ago are believed will enable more Malaysians including the Johoreans to finally own a dream home.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 --  The Budget 2020 incentives presented on Friday reflected the government's more targetted aid distribution system, covering more eligible recipients who were previously not considered to be so.

The allocation received by the Department of Environment (DoE) in the 2020 Budget is expected to assist the agency in carrying out enforcement activities more effectively next year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13  -- The government's additional allocation of RM50 million to the Securities Commission's My Co-Investment Fund (MyCIF) in the 2020 Budget is expected to help drive greater awareness of peer-to-peer (P2P) financing as a viable and attractive digital financing option for Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs), said Funding Societies.