Monthly Archives: June 2017

Penang is listed as one of the most budget-friendly Asian destinations

Published June 20, 2017 | By PriorityCD

According to Time magazine, Penang is ranked as one of the top 10 amazing Asian vacations that won’t cost a fortune over almost 50 other popular destinations in Asia. “Penang island’s diverse attractions – white sandy beaches, large resorts, quiet fishing villages and a bustling urban centre – are a steal right now,” the magazine said in its report.

Kuala Lumpur and Johor Bahru amongst top tier cities in the world.

Published June 17, 2017 | By PriorityCD

Two of Malaysia’s cities have been listed in the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) Rankings 2016. The GaWC world-class city ranking system is the world’s most authoritative city ranking. Kuala Lumpur was listed in the first-tier ranks amongst other cities such as Sydney, Frankfurt, Seoul, Los Angeles and others. In a news report by The China Press , Johor Bahru was listed amongst the top fourth-tier cities in the world by GaWC.

Five Malaysian universities listed among the world’s top 300 best universities.

Published June 13, 2017 | By PriorityCD

Reported in The New Straits Times and The Star, five Malaysian universities has made the top 1% of universities worldwide in the world ranking list for the year 2017/2018 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The listed universities are University Malaya (114^th), Universiti Putra Malaysia (229^th). Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (230^th), University Teknologi Malaysia (253^th) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (264^th).

“The Ministry of Higher Education is confident that the strategic plans outlined in the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 will allow our universities to be among the world’s best 100 universities earlier than expected,” said the Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh.

Malaysian cities among the cheapest in the world for expatriates.

Published June 8, 2017 | By PriorityCD

According to reports from The Star and The Malay Mail online, Malaysian cities have maintain their position as among the cheapest in the world for expatriates. It was also mentioned that the cost of living gap between Malaysia and Singapore has widened over the last 12 month. This year in the region, KL ranked 54^th most expensive country compared to Singapore which ranked 10^th. “Cities in Malaysia continue to rank amongst those with the lowest cost of living for international assignees in the world, and have even become marginally cheaper over the past five years,” stated Lee Quane, Regional Director – Asia ECA International.