By WU VUIDE
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah-Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) is an important programme aimed at promoting Sabah as a preferred long-term stay destination for international participants.
The programme plays a strategic role in attracting foreign residents, encouraging long-term stays, and stimulating local economic activity across tourism, property, services, and related industries, said Jenny Ngu.
Jenny, president of Persatuan Perunding Malaysia Rumah Keduaku Sabah (PPMRKS), told this to Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Jafry Arifin during a courtesy call at his office.
The visit, together with committee members, was to reaffirm the association’s support for the ministry’s efforts in strengthening Sabah’s tourism and related sectors and to congratulate Jafry on his appointment.
Both parties discussed potential areas of collaboration to further enhance and improve the Sabah-MM2H programme, including strengthening policies, improving implementation efficiency, and increasing international outreach to attract more quality participants to Sabah.
The association also highlighted the broader benefits of the programme, including increased foreign investment, higher tourism-related spending, job creation, and greater international visibility for Sabah as a safe, attractive, and vibrant destination for long-term stay and retirement.
PPMRKS looks forward to working closely with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment and relevant stakeholders to further develop the Sabah-MM2H programme in line with Sabah’s tourism and economic development objectives, particularly in support of the Visit Malaysia Year 2026 campaign.
The association also invited Jafry to officiate their Pre-Chinese New Year dinner gala cum first installation ceremony on February 15, 2026, from 6pm to 9pm at Kota Kinabalu Marriott Hotel.
Jafry (sixth from right), receiving a souvenir from Jenny as committee members look on.
